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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Craigie, Gregor.     Subjects     Tall buildings -- Juvenile literature.     Skyscrapers -- Juvenile literature.     High-rise apartment buildings -- Juvenile literature.     Temples -- Juvenile literature.     Observatories -- Juvenile literature.     Buildings -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Craigie, Gregor.       by title:      Why humans build up ...       by call number:      720.483 C886w     Search the Web     Craigie, Gregor.     Tall buildings -- Juvenile literature.     Skyscrapers -- Juvenile literature.     High-rise apartment buildings -- Juvenile literature.     Temples -- Juvenile literature.     Observatories -- Juvenile literature.     Buildings -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Why humans build up : the rise of towers, temples and skyscrapers / Gregor Craigie ; illustrated by Kathleen Fu. by Craigie, Gregor. Orca Book Publishers, c2022. Call #: 720.483 C886w Subjects Tall buildings -- Juvenile literature.   Skyscrapers -- Juvenile literature.   High-rise apartment buildings -- Juvenile literature.   Temples -- Juvenile literature.   Observatories -- Juvenile literature.   Buildings -- Juvenile literature. Series Orca timeline. ISBN:  9781459821880 1459821882 Description:  86 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (page 82) and index. Summary:  People have been constructing tall buildings for thousands of years, for many different reasons. Castle walls kept people safe. Observatories give people a bird's-eye view. Beautiful buildings stand out in the crowd. With a growing global population, we need more space. But what does that mean for the health of the planet? Tall buildings may be part of the answer to building a sustainable future. Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series, with photographs and illustrations throughout. This book explores why and how people have constructed taller and taller buildings over the course of human history. Other authors:  Fu, Kathleen. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Children's Nonfiction 720.483 C886w Childrens Books Checked out Jul 06, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Children's Nonfiction 720.483 C886w Childrens Books Checked out Jul 14, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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