Elizabeth Mann
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998
Lexile measure
1010L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Relates the history of how the Panama Canal was planned and built, including the political, international, and health aspects of getting the project finished on time.
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Lexile measure
820L
Physical Desc
46 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, from its conception by John Roebling in 1852 through, after many setbacks, its final completion under the direction of his son, Washington, in 1883.
4) Machu Picchu
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2000
Lexile measure
1070L
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
5) Hoover Dam
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Lexile measure
1020L
Physical Desc
44 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the engineering, construction, and social and historical contexts of the Hoover Dam.