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Building: The Fight Against Gravity
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Based on 26 Ratings and 3 Reviews

Book Description
An introduction to the basic principles of architecture and engineering including a discussion of structural materials and their properties and such problems as how skyscrapers are kept from swaying excessively and buildings prevented from sinking into the ground.
Book Information
PublisherAtheneum Books For Young Readers
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelBaby to Pre-K
# of Pages152
ISBN-100689501447
ISBN-13978-0689501449
Publication Date11/1979
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About Mario Salvadori (Author) : Mario Salvadori is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Mario Salvadori include Earthquake Games: Earthquakes and Volcanoes Explained by 32 Ga... more
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