Stone age science : buildings and structures / Felicia Law & Gerry Bailey ; illustrated by Mike Phillips.
By: Law, Felicia [author.].
Contributor(s): Bailey, Gerry [author.] | Phillips, Mike [illustrator.].
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TextSeries: Stone age science.Publisher: St. Catharines, Ontario ; New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing, 2016Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780778719113 (pbk.).Subject(s): Structural engineering -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 624.1 LAW | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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"Inventions that changed the world-- and the scinece behind them."
Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index.
Meet Leo -- The road -- Foundations and surfaces -- Build a Roman road -- The ramp -- Raising loads -- Measure the force -- The bridge -- Stress and strain -- Bridges -- The arch -- Forces and loads -- Fitting the keystone -- Frank Lloyd Wright -- Architecture -- Building walls -- Stress -- Homes on stilts -- Balance point -- The skyscraper -- Framework -- Make a skyscraper.
"Leo teaches his cat Pallas all about buildings and structures by applying his knowledge of science to their stone age world. Engaging illustrations and stories provide a fun introduction to science concepts, including ramps, forces and loads, tension, and more. Information boxes accompany each story to explore real applications of buildings and structures in the natural and designed world."-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 8-11.
Grades 4 to 6.
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