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020 _a9781459821880
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020 _a1459821882
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055 0 _aNA6230
_b.C73 2022
082 0 4 _a720/.483
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100 1 _aCraigie, Gregor,
_eauthor.
_9130406
245 1 0 _aWhy humans build up :
_bthe rise of towers, temples and skyscrapers /
264 1 _aVictoria, British Columbia :
_bOrca Book Publishers,
_c2022.
300 _a86 pages :
_billustrations (chiefly color) ;
_c28 cm.
490 1 _aOrca timeline ;
_v1
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (page 82) and index.
520 _a"People have been constructing tall buildings for thousands of years, for many different reasons. Castle walls kept people safe. Observatories give people a bird's-eye view. Beautiful buildings stand out in the crowd. With a growing global population, we need more space. But what does that mean for the health of the planet? Tall buildings may be part of the answer to building a sustainable future." -- Back cover.
520 _a"Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series, with photographs and illustrations throughout. This book explores why and how people have constructed taller and taller buildings over the course of human history."--
530 _aIssued also in electronic format.
650 0 _aTall buildings
_vJuvenile literature.
_9130407
650 0 _aSkyscrapers
_vJuvenile literature.
_9130408
650 0 _aHigh-rise apartment buildings
_vJuvenile literature.
_9130409
650 0 _aTemples
_vJuvenile literature.
_9130410
650 0 _aObservatories
_vJuvenile literature.
_9130411
655 7 _aInformational works.
_2lcgft
_9130412
655 7 _aIllustrated works.
_2lcgft
_9130413
655 7 _aJuvenile works.
_2fast
_9130414
700 1 _aFu, Kathleen,
_eillustrator.
_9130415
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aCraigie, Gregor.
_tWhy humans build up.
_dVictoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2022
_z1459827171
_z9781459827172
_w(OCoLC)1280310751
830 0 _aOrca timelines ;
_v1.
_9130416
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