
Curious Constructions
A Peculiar Portfolio of Fifty Fascinating Structures
Michael Hearst(Author)
Chronicle Books (Publisher)
Published on 25. April 2017
Book
Hardback
112 pages
978-1-4521-4484-9 (ISBN)
Description
Curious about constructions? Inside this book, you'll come face-to-face with 50 incredible structures, including: a fire-breathing octopus sculpture; the skateboard ramp you'd need to jump the Great Wall of China; a whole community of tree houses in Costa Rica; and a lifesize X-Wing Starfighter built of Legos. These and many more fascinating accounts of constructions both fantastically useful and gloriously unnecessary await inquisitive readers, aspiring engineers, and anyone who ever looked at a skyscraper and thought, Yeah, but what if it had a roller coaster on top?
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 285 mm
Width: 219 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4521-4484-9 (9781452144849)
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E-Book
04/2017
Chronicle Books LLC
€17.49
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Persons
Michael Hearst is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and writer. He is the author of the other Uncommon Compendiums, Unusual Creatures and Extraordinary People. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Matt Johnstone is an illustrator who has worked for a wide range of clients around the world. He is currently based in London.