Construction Zone

By Cheryl Willis Hudson

Explore the thrilling transformation of blueprints into a vibrant architectural marvel.

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32 pages· 758 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud

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Step into the bustling world of construction, where hundreds of workers and machines unite to create a stunning architectural masterpiece. Join a virtual tour of the Stata Center's creation, capturing the intricate dance of bolts and beams. Discover the challenges and triumphs of building a structure that will inspire and surprise. Will every piece fit perfectly in this grand puzzle?

From the publisher

Caution! Construction zone ahead! Anyone who has ever stopped to watch a big building going up and who hasn’t? will be thrilled by this behind-the-scenes look at an amazing construction project. Put on your hard hat and step inside CONSTRUCTION ZONE! Young readers are invited to come on a virtual tour of a building in progress, led by award-winning photographer Richard Sobol. It takes hundreds of workers, thousands of trucks and machines, and millions of nails and bolts to transform an idea on paper into an actual building in which people will live, play, shop, or work. Every single piece of the construction puzzle big and small must fit together flawlessly. With a clear, direct narrative and handy definitions of construction-related jobs, machines, and terms, Cheryl Willis Hudson distills this most complex of projects into language a young child can grasp. The building itself the Stata Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank O. Gehry is playful and colorful, sculpted to excite, delight, and surprise. Richard Sobol’s vivid color photographs capture all the excitement of the busy construction site, while offering a close-up view of its breathtaking genius.”

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