Concrete : from the ground up
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 x 22 cm
Audience
Grade 2 - Grade 5 Candlewick Press.
Summary
"From a lowly mixture of stone, sand, water, and cement have sprung sidewalks, streets, and skyscrapers, . . . lighthouses and . . . 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. With facts and . . . running narrative in the form of repartee-filled speech bubbles, [this book] is . . . informative and visually sweeping"--Provided by publisher.