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Burj Khalifa : the tallest tower in the world / by Stuart A. Kallen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Great idea. Engineering.Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Norwood House Press, [2014]Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 19 x 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 159953598X (library edition : alk. paper)
  • 1603575782 (pbk. edition : alk. paper)
  • 9781599535982 (library edition : alk. paper)
  • 9781603575782 (pbk. edition : alk. paper)
Subject(s):
Contents:
The world's tallest tower -- Construction in the sky -- What's inside -- A milestone and a stepping-stone.
Summary: "Describes how the Burj Khalifa became the tallest tower in the world and the work that went into building it. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 720.483 K14 Available 33111007516053
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

"Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world with 163 floors rising half a mile into the sky. World records in construction and design were shattered when this engineering marvel rose out of the desert to reach the clouds above Dubai. Correlates with STEM instruction. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-46) and index.

The world's tallest tower -- Construction in the sky -- What's inside -- A milestone and a stepping-stone.

"Describes how the Burj Khalifa became the tallest tower in the world and the work that went into building it. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--Provided by publisher.

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