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Look at That Building!: A First Book of Structures
32 pp.
| Kids Can |
September, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-55453-696-2$16.95
(3)
K-3
Five young friends discover some elementary principles of architecture. They romp through their town noticing foundations, structural beams, arches, columns, and domes. Simple definitions and cartoon illustrations make the concepts accessible, showing that they're embedded in the children's everyday life. A (slightly babyish) project involving craft sticks, marshmallows, and construction paper is appended. Ind.