Skyscrapers (National Geographic Readers Series: Level 3)

by Libby Romero

Overview

Learn all about the world's most amazing skyscrapers – from the first, to the tallest, to how they're built, and everything in between – in this new National Geographic Kids Reader. The Level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for fluent readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781426326813
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/17/2017
Series:	Readers
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	199,671
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	790L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

LIBBY ROMERO was a journalist and a teacher before becoming an author. She has written dozens of books, including the National Geographic Reader biography Ibn al-Haytham: The Man Who Discovered How We See, as well as teacher guides, interactive whiteboards, and a variety of other materials for publishers including National Geographic's Explorer magazines and the Smithsonian Institution's TweenTribune.

Table of Contents

A History of Height 4

Famous Skyscrapers 6

Why Build Skyscrapers? 12

Getting Off the Ground 18

7 Cool Facts About Skyscrapers 24

Working With Nature 26

Going Green 32

What's Up With Skyscrapers Now? 38

Quiz Whiz 44

Glossary 46

Index 48