Building Greenscrapers
With their awesome heights and unique architecture, skyscrapers have always captured people’s imaginations. Now there’s one more reason to admire these buildings: they’re going green! Skyscrapers have traditionally been large consumers of energy, but today there’s a movement to make these huge structures more eco-friendly. In Building Green-scrapers, kids will learn about the latest innovations that are making skyscrapers more energy-efficient. Large, full-color photos and fascinating facts will engage young environmentalists as they learn about the current efforts to make their planet greener.
Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 7 |
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Reading Level | Grade 4 |
BISACS | JNF037020 |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Copyright | 2010 |
Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
Series | Going Green |
Language | English |
ISBN | 9781597169622, 9781597163521 |
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Title Format | Reinforced book, Unlimited Access eBook |
Dewey | 720'.47 |
ATOS Reading Level | 6.3 |
Guided Reading Level | P |
Lexile Reading Level | 1000 |
Scholastic Reading Counts Level | 11.4 |
AR Quiz Number | 131779 |
Author | Steven L. Stern |
Building Greenscrapers
Building Greenscrapers and Using Earth’s Underground Heat were recommended in Booklist’s Spotlight on the Environment.
Building Greenscrapers
Building Greenscrapers and Using Earth’s Underground Heat were recommended in Booklist’s Spotlight on the Environment.
Author/Illustrator biography |
Glossary of key words |
Index |
Table of contents |
Full-color photographs |