Identifies career opportunities in the construction industry, providing descriptions of equipment operators, carpenters, electricians, inspectors, and others, with information on responsibilities and training, and profiles of workers in the field.
Photographs and simple text explore how the shape, pattern, and exterior of buildings reveal their purpose; and compares historical building methods with modern ones.
Jerry's imaginative dad likes to build things, but when the jungle gym that started out fun grows out of control, Jerry's fear of heights--and the zoo animals and mobs of people the gym attracts--give Jerry the jitters.
Explores the role throughout history of the occupations involved with building, including architects, contractors, construction laborers, masons, roadbuilders, and tunnelers.
Discusses the materials and methods used in building the great English cathedrals, the craftsmen who built them, and the styles in which they were built.