Engineering the Panama Canal
From the Series Building by Design Set 2
The Panama Canal links the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean in Central America, creating a valuable route for international shipping. Engineering the Panama Canal discusses the history of attempts to dig the canal, the engineers who worked to make the difficult project a reality, and the modern improvements that have made the canal more useful than ever. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Copyright | 2018 |
| BISACS | JNF025060, JNF051120 |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | ABDO Publishing Company |
| Imprint | Core Library |
| Series | Building by Design Set 2 |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 48 |
| Lexile | 750 |
| ISBN | 9781532113758 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2017-12-15 |
| Author | Yvette LaPierre |
| Features | Glossary of key words, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents |
| Dewey | 972.875 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
| Dimensions | 7.25 x 9.25 |
| Guided Reading Level | R |
Building by Design Set 2 – School Library Connection
This series provides readers with interesting background information and facts about construction of several world-famous feats of architecture. Titles offer a student-centered perspective into the history, construction, and current status of these unique landmarks through limited text, full-color photographs, and diagrams. Insights into the architect’s thinking, the math involved in creating the plans; hidden symbols in the designs; and information on cleaning, maintaining, and preserving the landmarks are among the topics included. Providing just the right balance of images, facts, and sidebars to intrigue the young architect or engineer, I foresee reading one title in the series will springboard readers into the rest. All titles include sidebars offering different perspectives; prompts and activities for writing, reading, analysis, and critical thinking; and nicely labeled diagrams. This series also focuses on primary sources and offers ancillary online resources. Great for any STEM focus as each book addresses math, science, and engineering aspects. Recommended.