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1) Building big

Author

Macaulay, David

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

Description

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Focusses on the connections between the planning and design problems and the solutions that are finally reached when building bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams.

2) Stephen Biesty's incredible cross-sections

Author

Platt, Richard

Publisher

Pub. Date

2019.

Edition

Revised edition, American edition, 25 years anniversary edition.

Physical Desc

48 pages : color illustrations ; 36 cm

Language

English

Description

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A collection of cross-section drawings introduce young readers to the inner workings of the world's most fascinating structures and vehicles, including the Empire State Building, a castle, the space shuttle, and a fishing trawler.

3) Cathedral

Author

Macaulay, David

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books For Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2013]

Edition

[Revised edition].

Physical Desc

76 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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Presents an illustrated look at the step-by-step building of a thirteenth-century Gothic cathedral.

4) Charleston Style Then and Now

Author

Sully, Susan

Publisher

Universe Pub

Pub. Date

2003

Physical Desc

128 p.

Language

English

5) A child's garden: 60 ideas to make any garden come alive for children

Author

Dannenmaier, Molly

Publisher

Timber Press

Pub. Date

2008

Edition

Updated pbk. ed.

Physical Desc

180 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Provides original designs to create places for children to enjoy and experience the outdoors and nature at home, including child-friendly ponds, unusual sandboxes, paths and mazes, and creative play areas.

6) The Parthenon

Author

Chrisp, Peter

Series

Great Buildings

Publisher

Raintree/Steck Vaughn

Pub. Date

1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

7) The American farmhouse

Author

Kauffman, Henry J

Publisher

Bonanza Books

Pub. Date

1975

Physical Desc

xi, 265 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Language

English

8) American yesterday

Author

Sloane, Eric

Publisher

W. Funk

Pub. Date

[1956]

Physical Desc

123 p. illus. 26 cm.

Language

English

9) Outer banks architecture: an anthology of outposts, lodges, and cottages

Author

McNaughton, Marimar

Publisher

John F. Blair

Pub. Date

2000

Physical Desc

xiii, 114 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Language

English

10) The American Heritage history of notable American houses

Author

Davidson, Marshall B

Publisher

American Heritage Pub. Co

Pub. Date

[1971]

Physical Desc

383 p. illus. (part col.) plans 29 cm.

Language

English

11) The country decorator

Author

Innes, Miranda

Publisher

Crescent

Pub. Date

[c1994]

Physical Desc

192p col illus

Language

English

Description

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Offers advice on and examples of decorating hallways, living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, libraries, and garden rooms in the country style

12) Construction people

Publisher

Wordsong, an imprint of Boyds Mill Press & Kane

Pub. Date

[2020]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

31 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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Describes the many different workers and the machinery that transform an empty construction site into a finished skyscraper.

13) Old home love

Author

Meredith, Andy

Publisher

Gibbs Smith

Pub. Date

[2017]

Physical Desc

255 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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Shares images from 1800s homes that the authors have restored to their original glory, as well as do-it-yourself renovation tips.

14) One-story homes: 448 designs for all lifestyles, 468 to 5,400 square feet

Publisher

Home Planners, Inc

Pub. Date

1996

Physical Desc

384 p. : ill., plans ; 28 cm.

Language

English

15) Merchant prince and master builder: Edgar J. Kaufmann and Frank Lloyd Wright

Author

Cleary, Richard Louis

Publisher

Heinz Architectural Center

Pub. Date

1999.

Physical Desc

199 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Language

English

16) Cheap old houses: an unconventional guide to loving and restoring a forgotten home

Author

Finkelstein, Elizabeth

Publisher

Clarkson Potter/Publishers

Pub. Date

[2023]

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

287 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Language

English

Description

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"From the founders of the addictive Instagram handle and HGTV show Cheap Old Houses comes a lookbook of beautiful, affordable homes and a resource for anyone who's ever dreamed of buying and restoring an historic house. More than once, I've lost my heart to an old house. And many times over, I've seen others do the same exact thing. I'm not surprised anymore when someone professes love for a home that has been overlooked or shirked, and watch them...