design and construction

Examines different types of skyscrapers around the world, providing information on materials and construction technologies, and discussing the purpose and location of important skyscrapers.

Describes the building of Norwest Center, a fifty-seven story skyscraper in Minneapolis.

Describes the designing, construction, and operation of an imaginary nineteenth-century canal, based upon similar histories of real canals.

Text and bird's-eye-view illustrations follow the action at a construction site throughout the year, from the demolition of an old structure, to pumping concrete, to setting roof timbers, to painting the walls.

Traces the history of robots, looks at how they are created and the different types of work they do, and discusses the opportunities for robots in the future. Includes related facts and photographs, as well as a glossary.

Photographs, drawings, and brief text describe the machines and process that are involved in building a road.

Follows four fictional young men as they take part in the Statue of Liberty's construction in France, its journey across the Atlantic, and its erection in the U.S. in 1886; and includes a brief overview of the statue's creation, covering its draft models, its iron skeleton, and the molding and riveting of its copper leaves.

Color photographs and explanatory text show how a life-size dinosaur model is constructed, more information about dinosaurs and how conclusions are made from fossil remains is also presented.

Presents a description of how a soccer ball is made, in simple text with illustrations, following the process step-by-step, from the designer's computer to the store's shelves, and explains where their materials come from.

The author tells about his work as a creator of dinosaur models for museums, television programs, and magazines; and provides illustrated instructions for making inexpensive dinosaur models at home.