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Overview
With their awesome height and dramatic architecture, skyscrapers make cities exciting places to visit and explore. Now there's one more reason to admire these buildings-they're going green!
Skyscrapers often use up large amounts of energy in order to keep their lights, heating and cooling systems, and computers operating. Recently, however, builders have found ways to make skyscrapers "green"-that is, more energy efficient and friendly toward the environment. Look inside to find out the creative ways these "greenscrapers" use the latest technology to meet the needs of the people who work and live in them while at the same time conserving and protecting Earth's precious resources.
Synopsis
With their awesome height and dramatic architecture, skyscrapers make cities exciting places to visit and explore. Now there's one more reason to admire these buildings-they're going green!
Skyscrapers often use up large amounts of energy in order to keep their lights, heating and cooling systems, and computers operating. Recently, however, builders have found ways to make skyscrapers "green"-that is, more energy efficient and friendly toward the environment. Look inside to find out the creative ways these "greenscrapers" use the latest technology to meet the needs of the people who work and live in them while at the same time conserving and protecting Earth's precious resources.
Children's Literature
Skyscrapers around the world are becoming eco-friendly as they are made energy efficient. Because more students are learning about the necessity of going "green" in order to preserve resources of our planet, this book touches on a timely subject. Its interest level stretches from second to seventh grades with an easy third grade reading level to promote ease of comprehension. The format consists of ten two page chapters that have short sentences and a limited amount of text plus awesome, well-captioned photos of skyscrapers around the world. Information touches on how the latest technology help's to conserve energy, water, heat, and light. In addition, the text holds ideas about using building tops for creating gardens and using skyscrapers to help with wind energy production. Fact bars in each chapter add tons of extra information. Some skyscrapers featured in the main text include the Bahrain World Trade Center, Chicago's City Hall, and an office building in San Francisco. At the back of the main body of text are pages that highlight six greenscrapers that are being constructed in different places around the world. Each page offers ideas about how the featured greenscraper saves energy. Especially interesting are the Urban Cactus building in the Netherlands and a 41-story building in London that resembles a cucumber. A page on how kids can help, a glossary, an index, and resources page round out the pages of this "Going Green" series. Reviewer: Nancy Garhan Attebury