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1) Green homes
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
This STEM-based set of True Books introduces students to the engineering innovations that can help us reach more environmentally friendly goals.
Envision a brighter future with this STEM-based subset of True Books. Small changes over the years - from smarter light bulbs to energy-efficient appliances - have made our homes more environmentally friendly. In recent years we have learned how to make alternative energies and Earth-friendly building methods...
Author
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
James Gamble Rogers II (1901-1990) created homes known for their human scale and proportion and for their suitability to the environment. This work highlights twelve of these residences designed for Winter Park, the beautiful small city adjacent to Orlando and the headquarters of the Rogers family architecture firm, Rogers, Lovelock, and Fritz, which exists today under the leadership of Rogers' son. Ingeniously meeting the special needs of Florida's...
Author
Publisher
Pineapple Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Cathedrals of War tells the story of Florida's coastal fortifications from Amelia Island on the Florida/Georgia border, to Key West, the Dry Tortugas, an atoll midway between Key West and Havana, Cuba and Pensacola on Florida's west coast. Covering the colonial era to the Civil War to the late 1880s, this book explains the specific locations, designs of the forts, the strategy behind their construction, military necessity, and purpose that led to...
Author
Publisher
CDS Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
On a cold October night, five people gather in a rundown motel on the Jersey shore to make preparations to break into a nearby abandoned hotel--built by a reclusive millionaire during Asbury Park's golden days--but the group of urban explorers, joined for the evening by a reporter, are unprepared for the danger, terror, and death awaiting.
Author
Publisher
B4U Publishing, a part of Albatross Media Rights
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The Great Wall of China, Petra, The Colosseum, Chich n Itz , Machu Picchu, The Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer were selected as the new seven wonders of the world by over 600 million people who participated in a vote between 2000 and 2007. But have you ever wondered how these monumental structures have been built centuries ago without using the modern technologies and heavy machinery that is available today? This book will give you the answers...
Author
Publisher
The Countryman Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Increased awareness of the environment and an ever-present interest in curb appeal means that homeowners are eager for more sustainable, natural landscaping. And why shouldn't they be? In addition to supporting local flora and fauna, ditching grass for lush, native plants helps lower water bills and results in self-sustaining gardens long-term. In John Gidding's At Home with Nature, American homeowners will find thorough blueprints to reap these...
Series
Publisher
Creative Homeowner
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
Updated 2nd edition.
Language
English
Description
"A complete DIY guide to enhance your home with walkways, garden walls, and patios, Ultimate Guide: Walks, Patios & Walls, 2nd Edition provides the homeowner with all the information needed to integrate popular hardscape designs into their overall home landscape. Included are dozens of design ideas with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for a variety of landscape projects, including brick, mortar, and concrete walks and patios, flagstone and...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Imagine a very different New York City-one whose streets are filled with horses and buggies and people on foot. Now imagine that vehicles that shared the road-block-long freight trains trying to deliver goods to the west-side factories. How did New York in the 1800s solve the problem of trains barreling through busy city streets? They built the High Line. But the High Line's story doesn't end there. Once cars became common, innovative New Yorkers...
Author
Series
Orca timeline volume 3
Language
English
Description
"If you could design a city that would be both a great place to live and good for the planet, what would it look like? Today, more than half the world's population lives in cities and many of those cities face big challenges, including the climate crisis, food insecurity and rapid population growth, but they are also places where innovation can thrive. Peek into the past to see how cities have changed through time and explore what could make them...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Imaginative Jack describes the kind of school he would build--one full of animals, with tubes to transport students directly to their classrooms, and library books that come alive.
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