Skyscraper

By Susan E. Goodman

Book Overview

IT ALL STARTS with a vision of a building so high it will catch the clouds. . . . From that first vision, through the planning, digging, welding, fitting, and decorating,Skyscrapershows how a very... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375813098
• ISBN13: 9780375813092
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5

Customer Reviews

Awesome book and incredible pictures

Goodman's book Skyscraper follows the building of a NY skyscraper from the ground up. Goodman did a lot of research, interviewing many different kinds of workers that play a part in building skyscrapers, from an architect to a signalman to aplumber. The way the information is presented is easy for kids to understand, like comparing the the area of the foundation to a giant swimming pool that would take over four and a half years to fill with a garden hose. This book is targeted to middle elementary, but first graders or kindergardeners can also be enthralled with the amazing pictures and interesting facts!