Describes the art and technique of how things are built, from mud huts to city skyscrapers.

Presents an introduction to the concept of structure with explanations, diagrams, and examples of space frame, brick, and block structures, and provides a series of experiments which can be done to illustrate these principles.

Describes different kinds of bridges, their history, design, construction, and effects on populations, environmental dilemmas, safety, and more.

"In Who Built That? Bridges, illustrator Didier Cornille presents ten of the most important bridges in the world, from the world's first cast-iron bridge (The Iron Bridge) to the longest pre-stressed concrete bridge in the southern hemisphere (The Rio-Niteroi Bridge) to the tallest bridge in the world (the Millau Viduct). Introducing each engineer or architect, the main concepts of their work, as well as some of their most important projects in charming...

"Did you know that the number of atoms in a cookie is about the same as the number of stars in the universe? Geoff Engelstein tackles the big questions of the universe and how it works using the sweet, simple chocolate chip cookie as guide. By exploring what goes into the cookie--the ingredients and the steps--we learn about how everything works, from the tiny world of subatomic particles to galactic clusters. Filled with fascinating facts and laugh-out-loud...