What a great book for young engineers! They take very complex engineering feats and explain them in a simple way while still being engaging.

A great book for all readers. Tons of information and pictures. Our boys enjoyed looking at and reading through it.

A great book for younger readers. There are a variety of topics including historical facts and illustrations complementing the material. Highly recommend to readers of all ages who are curious to how things are built.

This is a great nonfiction book for kids (and interested adults too!) all about building. There's a surprising variety in the topics covered, spanning from how to create a good foundation, to how to build things in outer space. Each topic is introduced with a main building used as an example of the techniques being talked about. Alongside the engineering and architectural aspects, there's a lot of historical info about key figures related to the projects discussed, and the type of materials being used (there's an entire page dedicated to bricks and concrete respectively). What I liked the best was the illustrations, they're interesting and engaging, and each page is full of pictures to help show what is being talked about. There's a great balance between pictures and text, making it accessible for kids and more entertaining to read.

This is the perfect book for anyone interested in architecture and engineering. There is also some historical facts in there for history buffs. Although it is written for a younger audience it can really be enjoyed by readers of any age. The illustrations help to explain the concepts being discussed which makes them perfect for younger readers. I highly recommend this book to school librarians and teachers for their libraries.

This was a super neat book! I read it with my kiddo. I’ll definitely be spreading the word on this book!

This book is really interesting and gives very detailed information about how famous structures were build. With detailed drawing and diagrams, as well as a variety of non-fiction text features, this book is set up in a way that young readers can learn and explore a variety of scientific and historical concepts. In Grade 3 we cover structures in Science and while I think that some of the content in this book might be hard for some of my students to understand and read independently, it would be good for some of my stronger students who want a challenge, and would be a great opportunity for shared or class reading experiences and for students to look at and learn how to sketch buildings from. I would definitely recommend this book to parents and teachers of children in the age 9-12 range. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book!