My Awesome Book of – serie

From the Royal Institute of British Architects comes this must-have celebration of fascinating skyscrapers around the world!Skyscrapers are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From a skyscraper draped in nine different sky gardens, to a unique elephant-shaped skyscraper, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry found in these huge structures. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life skyscrapers found in the UK, China, Germany, Spain, the USA, Singapore, France, Dubai and more, and the book finishes with a guided activity and a quiz to test readers' skyscraper skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: What is a skyscraper? / Skyscraper types / The Home Insurance Building and the Empire State Building (Chicago and New York, USA) / The Iconic Tower (NAC, Egypt) / Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) / The Shard (London, UK) / Commerzbank Tower (Frankfurt, Germany) / Bosco Verticale (Milan, Italy) / The Turning Torso (Malmö, Sweden) / Shanghai Tower (Shanghai, China) / Torre Glories (Barcelona, Spain) / Marina Bay Sands (Singapore)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects comes this must-have celebration of fascinating skyscrapers around the world!Skyscrapers are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From a skyscraper draped in nine different sky gardens, to a unique elephant-shaped skyscraper, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry found in these huge structures. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life skyscrapers found in the UK, China, Germany, Spain, the USA, Singapore, France, Dubai and more, and the book finishes with a guided activity and a quiz to test readers' skyscraper skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: What is a skyscraper? / Skyscraper types / The Home Insurance Building and the Empire State Building (Chicago and New York, USA) / The Iconic Tower (NAC, Egypt) / Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) / The Shard (London, UK) / Commerzbank Tower (Frankfurt, Germany) / Bosco Verticale (Milan, Italy) / The Turning Torso (Malmö, Sweden) / Shanghai Tower (Shanghai, China) / Torre Glories (Barcelona, Spain) / Marina Bay Sands (Singapore)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects comes this must-have celebration of fascinating bridges around the world!Bridges are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From a bridge so high up it skims the clouds, to bridges woven from living tree roots, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry in bridge-building. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life bridges found in the UK, China, Germany, Spain, the USA, India, France, Vietnam and more, and the book finishes with a guided activity and a quiz to test readers' bridge skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: What is a bridge? / Bridge types / The Webb Bridge (Melbourne, Australia) / The Cau Vang or Golden Bridge (Da Nang, Vietnam) / Millau Viaduct (France) / Kintai Bridge (Iwakuni City, Japan) / Living Bridges (Halaya, India) / The Golden Gate Bridge (California, USA) / The Bridge of Sighs (Venice, Italy) / Wildlife bridges (Germany and Christmas Island) / The Øresund Bridge (Denmark and Sweden) / Duge Bridge (Beipanjiang, China) / The Rolling Bridge and Tower Bridge (London, UK)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects comes this must-have celebration of fascinating bridges around the world!Bridges are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From a bridge so high up it skims the clouds, to bridges woven from living tree roots, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry in bridge-building. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life bridges found in the UK, China, Germany, Spain, the USA, India, France, Vietnam and more, and the book finishes with a guided activity and a quiz to test readers' bridge skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: What is a bridge? / Bridge types / The Webb Bridge (Melbourne, Australia) / The Cau Vang or Golden Bridge (Da Nang, Vietnam) / Millau Viaduct (France) / Kintai Bridge (Iwakuni City, Japan) / Living Bridges (Halaya, India) / The Golden Gate Bridge (California, USA) / The Bridge of Sighs (Venice, Italy) / Wildlife bridges (Germany and Christmas Island) / The Øresund Bridge (Denmark and Sweden) / Duge Bridge (Beipanjiang, China) / The Rolling Bridge and Tower Bridge (London, UK)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) comes this must-have celebration of amazing homes around the world!Our homes are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From a swirling, eco-friendly, underground house built to blend in with an ancient Saxon fort, to a road-safe, castle-shaped home on wheels, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry found in the diverse places we call 'home'. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life homes found in the UK, Albania, Spain, the USA, Colombia, France, New Zealand, Australia, China and more. The book finishes with a guided home-building activity and a quiz to test readers' skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: Puzzle Tirana + La Muralla Roja apartments (Albania / Spain) / The Shoe House + The Invisible House (USA) / Casa Batlló + zolcalos (Spain / Colombia) / Palace of Versailles (France) / Holocene House + Heliotrope Rotating House (Australia / Germany) / Qiyun Mountain Tree House + Cube Houses (China / The Netherlands) / Earth homes of Djenné + The Ger (Mali / Mongolia)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) comes this must-have celebration of ancient wonders around the world!Ancient structures are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From intricate domed temples, to wooden towers that have survived nearly 1,500 years, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry found in the work of ancient peoples. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life structures found in the UK, Greece, Italy, Peru, Egypt, Japan, Australia, India, China and more. The book finishes with a guided wonder-building activity and a quiz to test readers' skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: Stonehenge (UK) / Acropolis (Greece) / Pantheon + Colosseum (Italy) / Great Wall (China) / The Alhambra (Spain) / Hōryū-ji Temple (Japan) / Uluru (Australia) / Wailua Complex of Heiaus (Hawaii) / Sacred City of Caral-Supe (Peru) / Skara Brae (UK) / Taj Mahal (India)

From the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) comes this must-have celebration of ancient wonders around the world!Ancient structures are awesome, and this book explores an amazing array of them in vivid colour. From intricate domed temples, to wooden towers that have survived nearly 1,500 years, this book gifts young readers an up-close look at the design, engineering and artistry found in the work of ancient peoples. Illustrator Sue Downing brings to life structures found in the UK, Greece, Italy, Peru, Egypt, Japan, Australia, India, China and more. The book finishes with a guided wonder-building activity and a quiz to test readers' skills!The My Awesome Book of series, published in partnership with RIBA and written by their Learning Manager, Sophie Draper, is designed to inspire and impress young readers with the astonishing architectural achievements all around us. Curated with expertise, care and style, the series is perfect for young readers aged 5+.Sample contents from My Awesome Books of Bridges: Stonehenge (UK) / Acropolis (Greece) / Pantheon + Colosseum (Italy) / Great Wall (China) / The Alhambra (Spain) / Hōryū-ji Temple (Japan) / Uluru (Australia) / Wailua Complex of Heiaus (Hawaii) / Sacred City of Caral-Supe (Peru) / Skara Brae (UK) / Taj Mahal (India)