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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Craigie, Gregor, author.     Subjects     Tall buildings -- Juvenile literature.     Skyscrapers -- Juvenile literature.     High-rise apartment buildings -- Juvenile literature.     Temples -- Juvenile literature.     Observatories -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Craigie, Gregor, author.       by title:      Why humans build up ...         MARC Display

Why humans build up : the rise of towers, temples and skyscrapers / Gregor Craigie ; illustrated by Kathleen Fu. by Craigie, Gregor, author. Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2022. Subjects Tall buildings -- Juvenile literature.   Skyscrapers -- Juvenile literature.   High-rise apartment buildings -- Juvenile literature.   Temples -- Juvenile literature.   Observatories -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781459821880 (hardcover) 1459821882 (hardcover) Series:  Orca timeline ; 1. Description:  86 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm Contents:  Introduction -- Security: building tall to stay safe -- Spirituality: for those who dream of the heavens -- Ingenuity: structures as inventive as they are tall -- Utility: sometimes being the tallest thing around is useful -- Rivalry: competition to build sky-high -- Beauty: built to be beautiful -- Industry: rising up to get the job done -- Observatories: building a bird's-eye view -- Luxury: creating extravagant homes high in the sky -- Efficiency: using less land by building up -- Sustainability: can tall buildings help us save the planet? Requests:  0 Summary:  "People have been constructing tall buildings for thousands of years, for many different reasons. Castle walls kept people safe. Observatories give people a bird's-eye view. Beautiful buildings stand out in the crowd. With a growing global population, we need more space. But what does that mean for the health of the planet? Tall buildings may be part of the answer to building a sustainable future." -- Back cover. "Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series, with photographs and illustrations throughout. This book explores why and how people have constructed taller and taller buildings over the course of human history."--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Kapolei Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 720.483 Cr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 720.483 Cr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Koloa P/S Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 720.483 Cr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Lihue Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 720.483 Cr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Manoa Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 720.483 Cr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pearl City Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 720.483 Cr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Wahiawa Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 720.483 Cr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Wailuku Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 720.483 Cr Checked In Add Copy to MyList More Results: Prev 1 2

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