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Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A man's home is his castle, or so the saying goes, but could it withstand an attack by Attila and the Huns, Ragnar and the Vikings, Alexander and the Greeks, Genghis Khan and the Mongols, or Tamerlane and the Tartars? Backyard Ballistics author William Gurstelle poses this fascinating question to modern-day garage warriors and shows them how to build an arsenal of ancient artillery and fortifications aimed at withstanding these invading hordes. Each...
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Narrative nonfiction with fictional characters who visit various work sites to find out how rockets are built. Full-color illustrations and photographs throughout"--
"Kids are fascinated by how things are constructed, especially big things! This brand-new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) series will take readers on visits to various work sites so they can see exactly How It's Built! Kids will follow along as a small group...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"A novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, following the intersecting lives of the local families fighting to protect their homeland, the West Indian laborers recruited to dig the waterway, and the white Americans who gained profit and glory for themselves"--
It is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring...
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Narrative nonfiction with fictional characters who visit various work sites to find out how skyscrapers are built. Full-color illustrations and photographs throughout"--
"Kids are fascinated by how things are constructed, especially big things! This brand-new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) series will take readers on visits to various work sites so they can see exactly How It's Built! Kids will follow along as a small group...
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Narrative nonfiction with fictional characters who visit various work sites to find out how different structures are built. Full-color illustrations and photographs throughout"--
"Kids are fascinated by how things are constructed, especially big things! This brand-new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) series will take readers on visits to various work sites so they can see exactly How It's Built! Kids will follow along as...
Series
Schriftenreihe des Lehrstuhls Kraftfahrzeugtechnik volume Band 2
Publisher
Cuvillier Verlag
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Deutsch
Author
Series
You can build it volume 2
Publisher
TwoMorrows Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Contains step-by-step instructions for building custom LEGO models, including USS Constellatioin, miniland figures, deep sea scene, mini yellow castle, and more.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Narrative nonfiction with fictional characters who visit various work sites to find out how different structures are built. Full-color illustrations and photographs throughout"--
"Kids are fascinated by how things are constructed, especially big things! This brand-new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) series will take readers on visits to various work sites so they can see exactly How It's Built! Kids will follow along as...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel
Pub. Date
Ã2005
Language
English
Description
Sneakier Uses for Everyday Things covers 40 new educational and unique projects that anybody can successfully complete with simple household items. The book includes a list of necessary materials, detailed sketches, and step-by-step instructions for each gadget and gizmo.
Author
Publisher
Topix Media Lab
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Because challenging your players shouldn't be so hard... The Game Master's Book of Traps, Puzzles and Dungeons provides endless options for populating your adventures with perplexing riddles, puzzles, spiked pits, Rube Goldberg-style death traps and much more -- everything you need to push your adventurers to their limit and bring new levels of excitement (and anxiety) to your campaign. Whether part of a preplanned adventure or a random encounter,...
17) The wild river and the great dam: the construction of Hoover Dam and the vanishing Colorado River
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"At the time of its completion in 1936, Hoover Dam was the biggest dam in the world and the largest feat of architecture and engineering in the country--a statement of national ambition and technical achievement. It turned the wild Colorado River into a tame and securely managed water source, transforming millions of acres of desert into farmland while also providing water and power to the fast-growing population of the Southwest. The concrete monolith...
Author
Series
Cambridge aerospace volume 52
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This text explores the interface between aeroelasticity, flight dynamics and control. Presenting concepts in a rigorous yet accessible way, the book builds up to state-of-the-art models through an intuitive step-by-step approach. It empowers the reader to design better, more eco-friendly aircraft, and features many hands on examples"--