Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers
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Skyscrapers

Written by John Kerschbaum
Part of the Science Comics Book Series
$12.99
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9 - 13
Reading age
128
Page count
85
Words per page
~811L
Lexile measure
Nov 19, 2019
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Leave no brick unturned in John Kerschbaum’s Science Comics: Skyscrapers, the latest volume in First Second’s action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers! Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic–dinosaurs, the solar system, volcanoes, bats, robots, and more. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. Whether you’re a fourth grader doing a natural science unit at school or a thirty-year-old with a secret passion for airplanes, these books are for you! In this volume, join a pair of superheroes as they uncover the secrets of skyscrapers, from the great Egyptians pyramids to the world’s tallest building. Read along and learn how skyscrapers are a bold combination of applied physics, ingenuity, and a lot of hard work!

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technologyarchitecturescience and naturehow things work and are madebuildings and structures

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781626727946
    Publication Date
    November 19, 2019
    Publisher
    First Second
    Original Publication Date
    November 19, 2019
    Page Count
    128
    Words Per Page
    85
    Audience
    Middle Grade
    Reading Age
    9 - 13 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2018953663
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~811L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~S
    ATOS® Book Level
    5.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    2
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    505949
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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