Description
A guide to landmark achievements in engineering
Follow the developments of tunnels, as they have gone deeper underground, have travelled further and helped us transport people, energy and goods through engineering skill, design and ambition.
Get to grips with the mind-boggling advances that have been made in engineering. Find out about awe-inspiring buildings and technology. he books in the Awesome Engineering series are filled with impactful artwork, diagrams and explanations that make the awesome feats of engineering easy to understand.
Bright and bold artwork, alongside clear explanations and diagrams, guide you through a chronology of landmark engineering achievements from around the world.
Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.
Contents:
Going Underground
Thames Tunnel
New York City Subway
Holland Tunnel
Seikan Tunnel
Channel Tunnel
Oresund Tunnel
Laerdal Tunnel
Boston Big Dig Project
Smart Tunnel
Hadron Collider Tunnel
Gotthard Base Tunnel
Fascinating Facts
Further Information
Glossary
Index
About the Author
Sally Spray is an author of children's non-fiction books. She studied Early Years Education, then an MA in Children's Literature, and worked as a teacher before becoming an art director in children's publishing. Sally lives in the Cotswold countryside, and enjoys daily chats with her chickens, daughters and sometimes her husband, the illustrator Mark Ruffle. Her mission is to find out loads of interesting, really hard to understand stuff and pass it on to her readers as simply and concisely as possible.
Book Information
ISBN 9781445155357
Author Sally Spray
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Franklin Watts Ltd
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Weight(grams) 354g
Dimensions(mm) 272mm * 212mm * 8mm