Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.

Text and drawings describe the subways, sewers, building foundations, telephone and power systems, columns, cables, pipes, tunnels, and other underground elements of a large modern city.

July 20, 1969, marked one of the climactic moments in our history, the day Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it is only one piece of a magnificent story. Mission Control, This Is Apollo, by the acclaimed Andrew Chaikin recounts space history from the Mercury missions through Apollo 17 and beyond. It is illustrated with stunning full-color paintings by astronaut Alan Bean, who walked on the moon with Pete Conrad on Apollo 12 and has devoted his post-NASA...

Jessica Wakefield and her twin sister, Elizabeth help a new friend, Sue Gibbons, plan her wedding. But tragedy intervenes when Sue is stricken by a deadly disease.

Tells the story of the nation's capitol, beginning with the vision of French architect Pierre Charles L'Enfant, and looking at the events, additions, and revisions that have shaped the city into its modern form.

This series presents information about major environmental topics. Each book takes one topic and examines it through five related issues. Each issue outlines the problem and offers solutions for a sustainable future. In this book learn about the following issues: Unplanned growth; Unequal access to resources; Transportation problems; Environmental impacts of building; The rush to cities.