02340cam a2200529 i 4500 1141563209 TxAuBib 20240207120000.0 220920s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781536212501 hardcover 1536212504 hardcover (OCoLC)1345258266 TxAuBib rda Theule, Larissa,. Concrete : from the ground up / Larissa Theule ; illustrated by Steve Light. First edition. Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022. ©2022. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 x 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "From a lowly mixture of stone, sand, water, and cement have sprung sidewalks, streets, and skyscrapers, . . . lighthouses and . . . palaces, long bridges and massive dams. In ancient building practices, in modern engineering, and in the architecture of the future, humble concrete plays a mighty role in the creation of the human-made world. With facts and . . . running narrative in the form of repartee-filled speech bubbles, [this book] is . . . informative and visually sweeping"--Provided by publisher. 20240207. Concrete construction Juvenile literature. Architecture Juvenile literature. Concrete Social aspects Juvenile literature. Civilization Juvenile literature. Civil engineering Juvenile literature. Architecture. fast Civil engineering. fast Civilization. fast Concrete construction. fast Concrete. fast Social aspects. fast Creative nonfiction. fast Informational works. fast Juvenile works. fast Picture books. fast Informational works. fast Creative nonfiction. Light, Steve, illustrator.