Encarnacion, Elizabeth.

Skyscrapers / Elizabeth Encarnacion. - Laguna Hills, CA : QEB Pub., c2007. - 36 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. - Buildings at work .

Includes bibliographical references ( p. 35) and index.

Skyscrapers -- Early skyscrapers -- The world's tallest -- Super skyscrapers -- Twin towers -- Steel frames -- Reinforced concrete -- Cross-bracing -- Fighting nature -- Extreme temperatures -- Green skyscrapers -- Special skyscrapers -- Tall towers.

9781595663719

2006038444


Skyscrapers--Juvenile literature.

TH149 / .E53 2007