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A stylish, eye-opening, utterly engaging, and often wry look at one of the marvels of the material world, from the ground up.
From a lowly mixture of stone, sand, water, and cement have sprung sidewalks, streets, and skyscrapers, sturdy lighthouses and magnificent palaces, long bridges and massive dams. In ancient building practices, in modern engineering, and in the architecture of the future, humble concrete plays a mighty role in the creation of the human-made world. Brimming with facts and spiced with clever running narrative in the form of repartee-filled speech bubbles, Concrete is as intimate and entertaining as it is informative and visually sweeping. Curious readers of all ages—from would-be engineers to science and history buffs to retro-design lovers—will delight in this bold, one-of-a-kind guide to the (literal) bedrock of civilization, amplified by a bibliography in the back matter.
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“This unique counting book will be a hit with children who love looking at finely detailed illustrations and searching for hidden items on each page.”
— School Library Journal (starred review)
“Gently educational and greatly entertaining.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Young children interested in machines and building will enjoy this fanciful tribute to construction workers.”
— School Library Journal (starred review)
“Along the way, the amiable animals learn what human motorists already know: the bonding shenanigans of a road trip are really the whole point.”
— Publishers Weekly
Publisher : Candlewick (September 27, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 48 pages
ISBN-10 : 1536212504
ISBN-13 : 978-1536212501
Reading age : 7 – 10 years
Grade level : 2 – 5
Item Weight : 1.04 pounds
Dimensions : 8.63 x 0.43 x 11.38 inches
