TY  - BOOK
AU  - Theule,Larissa
AU  - Light,Steve
TI  - Concrete: from the ground up 
SN  - 9781536212501
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Somerville, Massachusetts
PB  - Candlewick Press
KW  - Concrete construction
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Concrete
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Civil engineering
KW  - Informational works
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Creative nonfiction
KW  - Picture books
KW  - Illustrated works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "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
ER  -