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Can I read Tunnels (engineering Wonders) on EtoBox?

Tunnels (engineering Wonders) by Joanne Mattern is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Tunnels (engineering Wonders) about?

Thousands of years ago, ancient engineers came up with a way to cross obstacles that prevented people getting from one place to another. They built a passageway under the ground called a tunnel. A tunnel sounds simple. After all, it is just a tube built through dirt or stone. But building a tunnel is one of the hardest challenges an engineer can face. This scientific text highlights the origin of the first tunnels, the greatest tunnel builders, the evolution and advancement of tunnels that are being built today, and the complex wonders they are! This title will allow students to recognize how engineers improve existing technologies or develop new ones to increase their benefits, decrease known risks, and meet societal demands.- Diagrams and timeline- Fact boxes and content sidebars- Text based questions- Bold keywords with phonetic glossary

Who reads Tunnels (engineering Wonders)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Joanne Mattern
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Published
2015
Language
EN
ISBN
9781634306119
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Fiction, Architecture, Literary Fiction

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