building

Discusses the principles of architecture and the development of building techniques from the Stone Age through the Renaissance, emphasizing such monuments as the Pyramids, Stonehenge, the Parthenon, and the Great Wall.

Seventeen-year-old Harper Evans hopes to escape the effects of her father's divorce on her family and friendships by volunteering her summer to build a house in a small Tennessee town devastated by a tornado.

Looks at the work done by builders and the tools they use to do their jobs. Presented in English and Spanish.

While all the animals help Owl build a house, Bookworm reads, but they welcome him inside anyway when the snow comes.

Andrew Henry Thatcher's enthusiasm for building-a helicopter in the kitchen, a merry-go-round hitched to a sewing machine-created problems, so one day Andrew Henry moved to a meadow. There he was joined by eight other children each with a special interest no one seemed to appreciate. With his friend, Andrew Henry solved his problem.

Looks at the work done by builders and the tools they use to do their jobs.

Presents a description of how construction toys work, in simple text with illustrations, with explanations of the basic principles, materials, and designs, including how building bricks stay together, what nuts and bolts do, and what a pulley is.

Simple instructions accompanied by illustrations for building a variety of hide-outs including a cardboard box house and a lean-to.

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