Stone age science
Subtitle: buildings and structures
By: Felicia Law & Gerry Bailey ; illustrated by Mike Phillips
Contributors: Bailey, Gerry, 1945- author; Phillips, Mike, 1961- illustrator
Series: Stone age science
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing; Crabtree Pub Co; Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2016
Place of publication: St. Catharines, Ontario; New York, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780778718871; 9780778719113; 9781427116765; 9781427116727
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Structural engineering
Description: "Leo teaches his cat Pallas all about buildings and structures by applying his knowledge of science to their stone age world. Engaging illustrations and stories provide a fun introduction to science concepts, including ramps, forces and loads, tension, and more. Information boxes accompany each story to explore real applications of buildings and structures in the natural and designed world."--
Notes: "Inventions that changed the world-- and the scinece behind them."

Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index.

Ages 8-11.

Grades 4 to 6.
Table of contents: title: Meet Leo; title: The road; title: Foundations and surfaces; title: Build a Roman road; title: The ramp; title: Raising loads; title: Measure the force; title: The bridge; title: Stress and strain; title: Bridges; title: The arch; title: Forces and loads; title: Fitting the keystone; title: Frank Lloyd Wright; title: Architecture; title: Building walls; title: Stress; title: Homes on stilts; title: Balance point; title: The skyscraper; title: Framework; title: Make a skyscraper.