Did you know that it took ten million bricks to build the Empire State Building?
Did you know that residents of the John Hancock Center sometimes have to call down to the doorman to find out the weather on the streets below?
Did you know a building in Dubai is planned to be nearly one half mile high?
In 'Skyscraper', Lynn Curlee captures all the drama, excitement, and tragedy of these monumental attempts to reach the clouds. With art that's as magnificent as the towering buildings it depicts, 'Skyscraper' details this history of skyscrapers beginning with their origins at the Pyramid of Giza and the Eiffel Tower and then moving to New York, the skyscraper capital of the world, Chicago, and Boston, and finally, to the skyward spread around the world.
Ages: 8-12
