Engineering

The Art of Construction

Book cover: The Art of Construction
Author(s): 
Mario George Salvadori
Illustrator(s): 
Saralinda Hooker
Christopher Ragus

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

The Art of Construction (originally published in 1979 under the title Building: The Fight Against Gravity) is one of the finest examples of books that help children understand principles of science as applied to real life situations – in particular buildings and making sure that they stay up in spite of gravity and natural disasters.