design and construction

Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for making thirty moving toys from wood, clay, fabric, paper, and papier mache; and includes patterns and advice on decorating the finished products.

Bridge builder Alexander outwardly projects the forceful spirit of the pioneers, but inwardly he possesses a divided self that leaves him torn between two women.

Provides information on how all-terrain vehicles are made through easy-to-read illustrated photographs.

An exploration of roller coasters, looking at their history, design, construction, appeal, and more.

Find out how the world's largest construction projects are designed and built.

Presents a study of how bridges have been built over the centuries beginning with ancient Roman bridges and aqueducts, arched bridges, and suspension bridges, and describes great bridge disasters such as the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the "BattleBots" television show, profiling BattleBots from all four weight classes.

Describes a variety of one-of-a-kind cars and trucks.

Invites the reader to become the main character and revel in the gory, dark, horrific side of life throughout important eras in history, including when the Egyptian pyramids were being built.