Children’s / Teenage general interest: Architecture, buildings and construction

How does a city obtain water, gas, and electricity?

Students discover the basic principles necessary to build all types of structures used in everyday life including bridges, skyscrapers, and other architectural gems.

Parker's city is a mess.

How does a city obtain water, gas, and electricity?

This striking book explains the feats of engineering behind the world's most impressive architectural marvels.

This striking book explains the feats of engineering behind the world's most impressive architectural marvels.

Did you know that sometimes, history is as big as buildings?

Some structures are so strong that they remain standing hundreds of years after they were built.

If you've been to New York, you've probably seen the Empire State Building yourself.

For fans of The Magic School Bus and Magic Tree House, new friendships, mysterious forces, and an island adventure awaits in The Bridge to Sharktooth Island as you delve into the mechanics of bridge-building fun!

Gingerbread house, Nutcracker, Christmas tree.

The Build It!

Tired of the same old 9x9 cobblestone cubes?

Great British Engineering looks at engineering feats that have become iconic parts of British culture and history.

Yasmin's painting for the art contest is due Friday, but she has lots of excuses for putting it off.

Get ready for some literal bathroom reading.

Have you ever wondered how the sewer system works?

Where does clean drinking water come from?

Rubbish looks disgusting and smells worse, but what happens to it after the bin lorry takes it away?

You can probably recognize some of the world's most famous landmarks.

Most of us go over bridges without giving them a second thought.

Skyscrapers are more than just tall buildings.

Many buildings are just four walls and a roof.

Buildings on the Farm takes beginning readers on a tour of a farmyard.

A lot of people have to get dirty in order to keep our water clean.

Start creating with a hands-on introduction to building projects!

Which materials bend?

Which materials can be twisted?

Which materials can be squashed?

Which materials can be stretched?

Bridges, towers, castles and all sorts of iconic and bizarre structures are jam-packed into Totally Amazing Facts About Stuff We've Built.

Uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young readers explore real-life rolling vehicle engineering projects, including the science behind how these vehicles are planned and built.

Uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young readers explore real-life flying vehicle engineering projects, including the science behind how these vehicles are planned and built.

Uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young readers explore real-life structure and tower engineering projects, including the science behind how these buildings are planned and built.

Uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young readers explore real-life bridge engineering projects, including the science behind how these structures are planned and built.

Rumble, rumble!

Dig and scoop!

Lift the load up high!

Crush and crunch!

Tap into kids' natural curiosity by pulling back the curtain on the below-ground workings of a typical big city.

The titles in this series explore and explain how wonders of the ancient and modern worlds were built.

The titles in this series explore and explain how wonders of the ancient and modern worlds were built.

The titles in this series explore and explain how wonders of the ancient and modern worlds were built.

The titles in this series explore and explain how wonders of the ancient and modern worlds were built.

A magical wintry storyfilled with adventure, wonder and edge-of-your-seat excitement, this is the perfect read forfans of Michelle Harrison, Piers Torday and Emma Carroll.

What is the oldest building in the world?

A dog-shaped bed-and-breakfast.

Let's Build a House!

Step inside a magnificent 14th century castle and back in timeThis fully updated edition of Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle takes you on an illustrated tour of a fully functioning 14th century castle.