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kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Fantastic Feats and Failures written by Editors of YES Mag For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=2884

Paperback USD $9.95 978-1-55337-634-7 Hardcover USD $15.95 978-1-55337-633-0 Grades: 3 to 6 Ages: 8 to 12 Math Measurement & Geometry capacity mass Science & Technology Technology forces acting on structures and mechanisms structures and mechanisms scientific method Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell W Grade Level 5/6 Accelerated Reader 6.6 MG © 2004 4-color 8 1/2 x 11 52 pages	Astronauts on Apollo 13 averted disaster with the help of duct tape. The design of the Sydney Opera House was based on the segments of an orange. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge swayed so much it was nicknamed "Galloping Gertie." From genius designs to deadly design-flaws, the story of engineering is full of oddities and surprises. Fantastic Feats and Failures includes bridge and dome-building projects, and other activities to test your engineering know-how. Awards 2006 Science Writing Award, American Institute of Physics, winner 2005 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students , National Science Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Council., winner 2004 Book of the Year Award, ForeWord Magazine , runner-up Reviews “Well organized and engagingly written, the one- to four-page chapters present good overall views of these endeavors as well as amusing and intriguing details of their design and construction. Excellent photos, most in color, illustrate the places and events discussed, while colorful drawings visually represent concepts such as elevations of water and locks along the Panama Canal. There isn’t much about engineering in kids’ books; this is a lively introduction.” — Booklist, September 2004 “Thickly illustrated with bright color photos and lucid diagrams, this will be popular with casual browsers and all fans of large-scale human endeavor.” — Kirkus Reviews, September 2004

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Fantastic Feats and Failures written by Editors of YES Mag For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=2884

Paperback USD $9.95 978-1-55337-634-7 Hardcover USD $15.95 978-1-55337-633-0 Grades: 3 to 6 Ages: 8 to 12 Math Measurement & Geometry capacity mass Science & Technology Technology forces acting on structures and mechanisms structures and mechanisms scientific method Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell W Grade Level 5/6 Accelerated Reader 6.6 MG © 2004 4-color 8 1/2 x 11 52 pages	Astronauts on Apollo 13 averted disaster with the help of duct tape. The design of the Sydney Opera House was based on the segments of an orange. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge swayed so much it was nicknamed "Galloping Gertie." From genius designs to deadly design-flaws, the story of engineering is full of oddities and surprises. Fantastic Feats and Failures includes bridge and dome-building projects, and other activities to test your engineering know-how. Awards 2006 Science Writing Award, American Institute of Physics, winner 2005 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students , National Science Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Council., winner 2004 Book of the Year Award, ForeWord Magazine , runner-up Reviews “Well organized and engagingly written, the one- to four-page chapters present good overall views of these endeavors as well as amusing and intriguing details of their design and construction. Excellent photos, most in color, illustrate the places and events discussed, while colorful drawings visually represent concepts such as elevations of water and locks along the Panama Canal. There isn’t much about engineering in kids’ books; this is a lively introduction.” — Booklist, September 2004 “Thickly illustrated with bright color photos and lucid diagrams, this will be popular with casual browsers and all fans of large-scale human endeavor.” — Kirkus Reviews, September 2004

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Fantastic Feats and Failures written by Editors of YES Mag For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=2884

Paperback USD $9.95 978-1-55337-634-7 Hardcover USD $15.95 978-1-55337-633-0 Grades: 3 to 6 Ages: 8 to 12 Math Measurement & Geometry capacity mass Science & Technology Technology forces acting on structures and mechanisms structures and mechanisms scientific method Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell W Grade Level 5/6 Accelerated Reader 6.6 MG © 2004 4-color 8 1/2 x 11 52 pages	Astronauts on Apollo 13 averted disaster with the help of duct tape. The design of the Sydney Opera House was based on the segments of an orange. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge swayed so much it was nicknamed "Galloping Gertie." From genius designs to deadly design-flaws, the story of engineering is full of oddities and surprises. Fantastic Feats and Failures includes bridge and dome-building projects, and other activities to test your engineering know-how. Awards 2006 Science Writing Award, American Institute of Physics, winner 2005 Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students , National Science Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Council., winner 2004 Book of the Year Award, ForeWord Magazine , runner-up Reviews “Well organized and engagingly written, the one- to four-page chapters present good overall views of these endeavors as well as amusing and intriguing details of their design and construction. Excellent photos, most in color, illustrate the places and events discussed, while colorful drawings visually represent concepts such as elevations of water and locks along the Panama Canal. There isn’t much about engineering in kids’ books; this is a lively introduction.” — Booklist, September 2004 “Thickly illustrated with bright color photos and lucid diagrams, this will be popular with casual browsers and all fans of large-scale human endeavor.” — Kirkus Reviews, September 2004

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Astronauts on Apollo 13 averted disaster with the help of duct tape. The design of the Sydney Opera House was based on the segments of an orange. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge swayed so much it was nicknamed "Galloping Gertie." From genius designs to deadly design-flaws, the story of engineering is full of oddities and surprises. Fantastic Feats and Failures includes bridge and dome-building projects, and other activities to test your engineering know-how.

Grades: 3 to 6

Ages: 8 to 12

4-color • 8 1/2 x 11 • 52 pages

Curriculum Connections

Math

Measurement & Geometry

capacity

mass

Science & Technology

Technology

forces acting on structures and mechanisms

structures and mechanisms

scientific method

Reading levels

Fountas & Pinnell

Grade Level

5/6

Accelerated Reader

MG 6.6

Reviews

“Well organized and engagingly written, the one- to four-page chapters present good overall views of these endeavors as well as amusing and intriguing details of their design and construction. Excellent photos, most in color, illustrate the places and events discussed, while colorful drawings visually represent concepts such as elevations of water and locks along the Panama Canal. There isn’t much about engineering in kids’ books; this is a lively introduction.”: — Booklist, September 2004
“Thickly illustrated with bright color photos and lucid diagrams, this will be popular with casual browsers and all fans of large-scale human endeavor.”: — Kirkus Reviews, September 2004

Awards

2006: Science Writing Award, American Institute of Physics, winner
2005: Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students , National Science Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Council., winner
2004: Book of the Year Award, ForeWord Magazine , runner-up