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03392aam a22005778i 4500 001 E13A2B8E75FC11EDBEFEE3C452ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221207010031 008 211025s2022 bcca j b 000 0 eng 010 $a bc2045119558 020 $a 1459821882 020 $a 9781459821880 035 $a (OCoLC)1280310040 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c NLC $d NLC $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCO $d OQX $d UAP $d PNX $d VP@ $d LMJ $d UKMGB $d JQF $d ILM $d IWB $d SILO 042 $a lac 050 4 $a NA6230 $b .C73 2022 055 0 $a NA6230 $b .C73 2022 082 04 $a 720/.483 $2 23 084 $a cci1icc $2 lacc 100 1 $a Craigie, Gregor, $e author. 245 10 $a Why humans build up : $b the rise of towers, temples and skyscrapers / $c Gregor Craigie ; illustrated by Kathleen Fu. 264 1 $a Victoria, British Columbia : $b Orca Book Publishers, $c 2022. 300 $a 86 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 28 cm 490 1 $a Orca timeline ; $v 1 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 82) and index. 520 $a "People have been constructing tall buildings for thousands of years, for many different reasons. Castle walls kept people safe. Observatories give people a bird's-eye view. Beautiful buildings stand out in the crowd. With a growing global population, we need more space. But what does that mean for the health of the planet? Tall buildings may be part of the answer to building a sustainable future." -- Back cover. 520 $a "Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series, with photographs and illustrations throughout. This book explores why and how people have constructed taller and taller buildings over the course of human history."-- $c Provided by publisher. 530 $a Issued also in electronic format. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Security: building tall to stay safe -- Spirituality: for those who dream of the heavens -- Ingenuity: structures as inventive as they are tall -- Utility: sometimes being the tallest thing around is useful -- Rivalry: competition to build sky-high -- Beauty: built to be beautiful -- Industry: rising up to get the job done -- Observatories: building a bird's-eye view -- Luxury: creating extravagant homes high in the sky -- Efficiency: using less land by building up -- Sustainability: can tall buildings help us save the planet? 650 0 $a Tall buildings $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Skyscrapers $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a High-rise apartment buildings $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Temples $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Observatories $v Juvenile literature. 650 1 $a Tall buildings. 650 1 $a Buildings. 650 0 $a Juvenile works. 650 0 $a Informational works. 700 1 $a Fu, Kathleen, $e illustrator. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Craigie, Gregor. $t Why humans build up. $d Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2022 $z 9781459827172 $z 9781459827172 $w (OCoLC)1280310751 830 0 $a Orca timelines ; $v 1. 941 $a 7 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20240105010139.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010025855.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20230804010157.0 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20230214011557.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20230124012128.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20230106011009.0 952 $l HPPD845 $d 20221227010805.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E13A2B8E75FC11EDBEFEE3C452ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search