Displaying 1 of 1 2013 Format: Book Author: Latham, Donna, author. Title: Canals and dams : investigate feats of engineering / Donna Latham ; illustrated by Andrew Christensen. Publisher, Date: White River Junction, VT : Nomad Press, ©2013. Description: vi, 122 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Summary: Trivia and fun facts illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements from ancient aqueducts to the Suez Canal and the Hoover Dam. Includes activities and projects to encourage children to explore the engineering process. Series: Build it yourself series "Build it yourself" series. Subjects: Canals -- Juvenile literature. Dams -- Juvenile literature. Engineering -- Juvenile literature. Other Author: Christensen, Andrew (Andrew James), illustrator. Other Title: Investigate feats of engineering Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 120) and index. Ages 9+ Contents: Timeline -- Water tamers -- Engineering and thinking big -- Building big: the physics of canals -- Amazing canals -- Canal catastrophes -- Building big: the physics of dams -- Amazing dams -- Dam disasters. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2012286569 ISBN: 1619301695 9781619301696 1619301652 9781619301658 Other Number: 812068094 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 357581 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j 627.13 Latham Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
