Engineering: Feats & Failures (TIME For Kids Nonfiction Readers)

by Stephanie Paris

Overview

Engineers have built some incredible things. But with every new feat, there is failure. Readers will learn about engineering feats and failures like the Titanic, the Hindenburg, the Hoover Dam, and more in this engaging nonfiction title. This book features brilliant images, charts, and intriguing facts in conjunction with informational text and mathematical skills to keep readers active and engaged.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433348716
Publisher:	Teacher Created
Publication date:	09/01/2012
Series:	TIME FOR KIDS®: Informational Text
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	797,156
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 5.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	670L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Stephanie Herweck Paris has been in education for over 15 years. She has indulged her passion for education by spending time as an elementary classroom teacher, an elementary school computer and technology specialist, an educational activist, and an author of numerous resources for Shell Education and Teacher Created Materials.

Table of Contents

Making It Work 4

Early Engineers 6

The Industrial Age 14

Engineering Today 28

Glossary 42

Index 44

Bibliography 46

More to Explore 47

About the Author 48