From the pyramid so that an Egyptian pharaoh would last forever to the dramatic, machine-like Pompidou Center designed by two young architects, Patrick Dillon's stories of remarkable buildings--and the remarkable people who made them--celebrates the ingenuity of human creation.

"Cree craw with the saw, bang bang with the hammer. What fun! It's tool time for children as they delight in colorful chisels, clamps, drills, pliers, and mallets at work. What could they be making? Kids will love finding out--and creating sound effects to go with this action-packed board book."--Provided by publisher.

"This photo-illustrated book for early readers explains what construction workers do and how they work to build things in our community."--Provided by publisher.

"When Molly Bolt finds a bird in her house, Flex, Spike, and Daisy Wheel want to help her build a home for it! But first they need to find out what kind of house a bird needs. Then it is time for the Pod Squad to do, do, do it!"--

"As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it's a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but at a loss for answers, she can only pose a question: Who is the Building Site Baby? As Kate investigates, she unearths connections to a crime that rocked the city decades earlier: a newborn baby was stolen from...

Using knowledge from a library book, brothers Mac and Mac build a fortress but Meatball, armed with a book of his own, wants to take it from them.

When Ellie and her friends help elderly Mrs. Curran around the house, Ellie can't resist using her engineering prowess--but it's no fun for the girls when Toby gets the credit.

Putting on her construction hat, a young girl uses her imagination as she builds a doghouse, a bridge, and a skyscraper.

While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled throughout the country.