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How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures by Roma Agrawal (Hardcover, 2021)
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'From the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge to building on the moon, this utterly fascinating and visually stunning book is sure to build sky-scraping curiosity in young engineers' Kate Pankhurst, author of the Fantastically Great Women series 'I adored reading How Was That Built? with my son. The fascinating facts and huge detailed pictures led to lots of interesting conversations for both of us. You will never take buildings for granted again!' David Walliams, comedian and children's author As seen on Steph's Packed Lunch and featured in Cerys Matthew's BBC Radio 6 Music show and 'The Dreams We Live Inside' on BBC Radio 4 Join Roma Agrawal, the award-winning structural engineer who worked on The Shard, for an exciting behind-the-scenes look at some of the world's most amazing landmarks. Meet the extraordinary people who challenged our beliefs about what's possible, pioneering remarkable inventions that helped build the Brooklyn Bridge in the US, the Pantheon in Italy, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Shard in England and the Sapporo Dome in Japan. Discover the ingenious methods engineers have come up with to enable us to build underground, underwater, on ice and even in space. And learn about the impact different forces and materials can have on a structure by carrying out your own engineering experiments from the 'Try it at Home' sections. Beautiful and detailed illustrations by Katie Hickey, including cross-sections, skylines and close-ups of engineering techniques in action, provide unique and illuminating perspectives of our most awe-inspiring constructions. Get ready to see the built world around you like never before! 'Exploring this beautiful book feels like having a conversation with Roma, full of expert insight and fascinating detail. With playful illustrations, stacks of brand-new information and plenty of context - this is children's non-fiction at its best' Isabel Thomas, science writer and author of Moth and Fox 'Skilfully illustrated and filled with remarkable details, this book is a treat for any young engineer. Roma's breadth of knowledge and genuine passion shines through every page. It's simply beautiful' Angela Saini, science journalist and author 'Open this book at any page and you are immediately sucked into the fascination of how things work - a wonderful achievement and a beautiful one too' Mark Miodownik, materials engineer, broadcaster and author of Stuff Matters 'How Was That Built? is a brilliant and essential book ... Hopefully schools and libraries will purchase the book in big numbers because it deserves to be widely read and discussed. I also think it will do a lot to encourage young people to consider a career in construction' Infrastructure-Intelligence.comProduct Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781526603654
eBay Product ID (ePID)16049040997
Product Key Features
Book TitleHow Was That Built?: the Stories Behind Awesome Structures
IllustratorKatie Hickey
AuthorRoma Agrawal
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicBuilding, Science
Publication Year2021
GenreChildren & Young Adults
Number of Pages80 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height305mm
Item Width238mm
Item Weight808g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorRoma Agrawal
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 16 Feb, 2025
Great book for kids. Condition is ok, so...
Great book for kids. Condition is ok, some pages were stuck together which meant open then they had to be ripped slightly on the edge but it doesn’t spoil what the book is for.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Jan, 2025
Excellent
Bought as a gift for grandchildren very interested in buildings and constructionVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Nov, 2021
good
excellentVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
