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Over centuries and across cultures people have defied gravity in a quest to build the tallest, grandest structures imaginable.Skyscrapers: Investigate Feats of Engineering with 25 Projects invites children ages 9 and up to explore the innovation and physical science behind these towering structures. Trivia and fun facts illustrate engineering ingenuity and achievements from the ancient pyramids to the Empire State Building. Readers will develop an understanding of how our modern, sophisticated building techniques and materials evolved over time.Activities and projects encourage children to explore the engineering design process. They will engage in hands-on explorations of wind, test Newton’s laws of motion, and experiment with the strength of different shapes.
About the Author
Donna Latham is an award-winning author and playwright. She's made up stuff, acted it out, and written it down forever.
Bridges and Tunnels received a Gold Medal from Moonbeam Children's Book Awards and was recommended by the National Science Teachers Association.
Garbage received the Society of Midland Author's Children's Nonfiction Award, Skipping Stones Honor Award in Ecology and Nature, and was recommended by the National Science Teachers Association. It was a Cybils Award Nominee in MG/YA Nonfiction and was included on the Tinlids Best Fall 2011 list.
Fire Dogs was awarded the ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award.
Donna's numerous plays for adults and young audiences have been produced coast to coast. And We Will Share the Sky was the winner of the Theatre for Young Audiences national playwriting contest. Learn more at www.donnalatham.com.
