The Story of Buildings: From the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and Beyond
by Patrick Dillon and Stephen Biesty
We spend most of our lives in buildings. We make our homes in them. We go to school... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2014
Word Count 24,702
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1060L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 165443, 4 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Engineering
- Architecture--History--Juvenile literature
- Engineering--Juvenile literature
- Building--Juvenile literature
- Buildings
- Architecture
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Structural engineering
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Architecture
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Symbols, Monuments, National Parks, etc.
- Architecture--History
- History
- Building
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Awards & Distinctions 7
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
Reference Selection, 2015
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2023
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2015
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Nonfiction Selection, 2014
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