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Author Cizek, Katerina.

Title Highrise : the towers in the world & the world in the towers / by Katerina Cizek ; adapted by Kristy Woudstra.

Imprint Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, 2019.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PHS Non-Fiction  307.76 Cizek    ---  Available
Description 80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Series National Film Board of Canada collection
National Film Board of Canada collection.
Note "Adapted from the interactive documentary series Highrise: Short History of the Highrise (films)"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 74) and index.
Indexed In: School Library Journal, October 2019
Kirkus Review, August 2019
Summary ". . . an in-depth exploration of the world's highrises and the people who live inside them. From the multi-story dwellings of Ancient Rome to the soaring glass skyscrapers of today . . . The cities featured [include] Ramallah, West Bank; Mumbai, India; Guangzhou, China; Chicago, USA; Tainan, Taiwan; Johannesburg, South Africa; Toronto, Canada; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Prague, Czech Republic; and Sao Paulo, Brazil"--Provided by publisher.
Audience Young Adult Follett School Solutions.
Subject Cities and towns -- Case studies.
Skyscrapers -- History.
Skyscrapers -- Social aspects.
Added Author Woudstra, Kristy, 1975-
ISBN 9780228102151

 
    
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