| Ed Emberley's Drawing Book: Make a World
| From airplanes and alligators to castles, cabooses, wheelbarrows, and witches, Ed Emberley shows children one way to draw more than 400 different things--so they can create a world of their own on paper. Full-color.
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| How to Do Homework Without Throwing Up
| But if homework makes you uneasy or queasy, this book is for you. Author Trevor Romain understands how horrible homework can be. And he knows how you can do yours without throwing up. As you laugh along with Trevors jokes and cartoons, youll learn important homework truths So dont avoid this book (its NOT your homework). Read it. Try the ideas in it. They really work!
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| First Grade Big Workbook! (Ages 6-7)
| This Big First Grade Workbook combines popular 32-page School Zone workbooks into one convenient 320-page volume. Child-friendly exercises and full-color illustrations make learning fun. Use Big Workbooks to reinforce or review grade-level skills or prepare for the upcoming school year. Contents include: First Grade Enrichment, Beginning Phonics, Manuscript Writing, Story Problems, Time, Money & Fractions, First Grade Math, and First Grade Scholar. (Ages 5-6)
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| Castle
| The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town.
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| 100 Days Of School
| A series of rhymes illustrates different ways to count to 100 such as by adding the ten toes of ten children or ninety-nine train cars plus one caboose.
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| Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction
| Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Chutreaux during the thirteenth century.
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| The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects
| The Art of Construction outlines the basic principles necessary to build bridges, skyscrapers, and other architectural structures. Projects that demonstrate how these principles keep the deigns from falling are given.
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| City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction
| Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.
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| Pyramid
| Through concise text and richly detailed black and white illustrations we come to know the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt.
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| Draw 50 Buildings and Other Structures: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Castles and Cathedrals, Skyscrapers and Bridges, and So Much More...
| From the Eiffel Tower to the Taj Mahal -- 50 man-made and natural structures from around the world are drawn here.
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| Locomotion
| When Lonnie was seven years old, his parents died in a fire. Now he's eleven, and he still misses them terribly. And he misses his little sister, Lili, who was put into a different foster home because not a lot of people want boys-not foster boys that ain't babies." But Lonnie hasn't given up. His foster mother, Miss Edna, is growing on him. She's already raised two sons and she seems to know what makes them tick. And his teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on pa...More
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| Underground
| David Macaulay takes us on a visual journey through a city's various support systems by exposing a typical section of the underground network and explaining how it works. We see a network of walls, columns, cables, pipes and tunnels required to satisfy the basic needs of a city's inhabitants.
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| 13 Buildings Children Should Know
| Children's fascination with buildings is a natural outgrowth of their curiosity about anything strange or huge or complex. This unique book brings together thirteen architectural wonders that have intrigued children for years. Through activities such as games, quizzes, drawings and other activities, it teaches them the history behind each of the buildings, and presents fascinating facts about the design, historical use, and construction techniques. This book features pyramids built by men with p...More
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| Building a House
| "You could almost do it yourself--by carefully noting the steps depicted in each bright, brisk, clearly delineated picture....With independently interesting pictures and a definite, sunny personality, a very fine piece of work indeed."--Kirkus Reviews
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| Amazing Buildings (DK Readers, Level 2)
| Have you ever heard of a hotel made of snow? How would you put a building in space? And who washes the windows on the tallest skyscrapers in the world? Find out about the world's most famous and unique structures, from the ancient Coliseum to eco-friendly stadiums and more.
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| Built to Last
| This new book—inspired by three classic, award-winning books—reveals the how and why behind some of the most fascinating and enduring structures humankind has ever created. Macaulay has revised texts based on new research, created gorgeous new drawings, in some cases wholly re-imagined scenes from the books—bringing Castle and Cathedral to life in full-color for the very first time. The resulting illustrations add to the reader’s understanding of these buildings, capturing intriguing new...More
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| Bridges! Amazing Structures To Design, Build And Test (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Kaleidoscope Kids Books (Pb))
| THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes different kinds of bridges, their history, design, construction, and effects on populations, environmental dilemmas, safety, and more.
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| Washington, D.C.
| Come along on a tour of Washington, D.C., and learn all about monuments, museums, and other famous places in the United States' capital city.
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| How a House Is Built
| Describes how the surveyor, heavy machinery operators, carpenter crew, plumbers, and other workers build a house.
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| Designing Disney
| Designing Disney sets into history and puts into context the extraordinary contributions of the late John Hench, who, at the age of 94, still came into his office at Imagineering each day. His principles of theme park design, character design, and use of color made him a legendary figure, not only for Disney fans but also for students and aficionados of architecture, engineering, and design. ...More
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