Skyscraper

Examines the history of the design of tall buildings.

Main Author:	Curlee, Lynn.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2007.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Skyscrapers > History > Juvenile nonfiction.

Summary:	Examines the history of the design of tall buildings.
Physical Description:	40 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Audience:	Ages 8-12. 5-8
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9780689844898 (reinforced) : 0689844891 (reinforced) : 9781428723528 (BWI bdg.) 1428723528 (BWI bdg.)
Author Notes:	Lynn Curlee, who received a Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book Award for Brooklyn Bridge, comes from a family of intense sports fans. His other books include Liberty, Ships of the Air, Into the Ice: The Story of Arctic Exploration, Rushmore, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Capital, and, most recently, Parthenon. He lives on the North Fork of Long Island, New York.