Cities discover how they work

Profiles the systems that work together to keep urban areas running safely, discussing how cities have evolved since the first riverside settlements while outlining projects that explain facts about transportation, water systems, and architecture.

Main Author: Reilly, Kathleen M. (Author)
Other Authors: Casteel, Tom (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: White River Junction, VT : Nomad Press, [2014]
Series: "Build it yourself" series.
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Summary: Profiles the systems that work together to keep urban areas running safely, discussing how cities have evolved since the first riverside settlements while outlining projects that explain facts about transportation, water systems, and architecture.
Item Description: "With 25 projects."
Physical Description: v, 122 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Audience: 009-012.
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Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781619302136
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Author Notes: Kathleen Reilly has written several books for Nomad Press, including Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself; The Human Body: 25 Fantastic Projects Illuminate How the Body Works; Explore Weather and Climate! with 25 Projects; and Natural Disasters: Investigate Earth's Most Destructive Forces with 25 Projects . She is an award-winning author of several other science books for kids and is a contributor to dozens of publications, including Better Homes & Gardens, Family Circle, Family Fun, National Geographic Kids, and Parents . Kate lives in Raleigh, NC.

Tom Casteel is an illustrator and cartoonist with a master's degree from the Center for Cartoon Studies. Tom has illustrated several books for Nomad Press, including Natural Disasters: Investigate Earth's Most Destructive Forces with 25 Projects . He is working on his first graphic novel. Tom lives in South Bend, IN.