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Bridges and tunnels are lifelines. People have tackled seemingly insurmountable obstacles, including vast canyons and mountain ranges, to design and construct these amazing passageways. Bridges and Tunnels: Investigate Feats of Engineering invites children ages 9 and up to explore the innovation and...

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Main Author: Latham, Donna
Other Authors: Vaughn, Jen (Illustrator)
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language:English
Published: 2012.
Series:Build It Yourself.
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Science projects > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:Bridges and tunnels are lifelines. People have tackled seemingly insurmountable obstacles, including vast canyons and mountain ranges, to design and construct these amazing passageways. Bridges and Tunnels: Investigate Feats of Engineering invites children ages 9 and up to explore the innovation and physical science behind structures our world depends on. Trivia and fun facts illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements. Activities and projects encourage children to learn about the engineering process and to embrace trial and error.
Physical Description:1 online resource
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Audience:Text Difficulty 4 - Text Difficulty 5
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ISBN:9781936749553
Author Notes:

Donna Latham is an award-winning author and playwright. She is the author of Amazing Biome Projects You Can Build Yourself , Backyard Biology Investigate Habitats Outside Your Door With 25 Projects , Deciduous , Forests , Deserts , Garbage Investigate What Happens When You Throw It Out With 25 Projects , Norah Jones , Oceans , Respiration and Photosynthesis , Savannas and Grasslands , and Tundra . She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and the Society of Midland Authors. She lives in Batavia, Illinois.

Jen Vaughn received her MFA from the Center for Cartoon Studies. She is a self-publishing cartoonist, librarian at the Schulz Graphic Novel Library in White River Junction, muralist at Dartmouth College and staff writer for the comics journalism site, THE BEAT.


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