Building Blunders: Learning from Bad Ideas

by Amie Jane Leavitt

Overview

See some of the world's biggest building blunders up close and personal. Find out how each structure failed, the basic building block that was missed during construction, and what engineers learned from their mistakes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496666192
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Series:	Fantastic Fails
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	830L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Amie Jane Leavitt is an accomplished author and photographer who loves to travel the globe in search of interesting story ideas and beautiful places to capture in photos. Amie has written nearly 50 books for children. She graduated from Brigham Young University as an education major and has since taught all subjects and grade levels in both private and public schools. She also has contributed to online and print media, and has worked as a consultant, writer, and editor for numerous educational publishing and assessment companies.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Falling Down

The Leaning Tower of Pisa 4

Chapter 2 Twisted Top

Crooked Spire Church 8

Chapter 3 Falling Glass and Swaying Floors

John Hancock Tower 12

Chapter 4 The Death Ray

Vdara Hotel and Spa 16

Chapter 5 All Angles

Ray and Maria Stata Center at MIT 20

Chapter 6 Bend and Snap

The AON Center 24

Chapter 7 Like Dominoes

Lotus Riverside 28

Chapter 8 On Display

The Crystal Palace 32

Chapter 9 No Goal

Grolsch Veste 36

Chapter 10 Not-So-Mighty Mall

Sampoong Department Store 40

Timeline 44

Glossary 46

Read More 47

Internet Sites 47

Index 48

Interviews

Useful for at-level third or fourth graders, or for hi-low readers in middle school reading at a third or fourth grade level; High interest topic ties to social studies curriculum; Inspires growth mindset