Spring 2026

Construction

From Creating Early Shelters to Building a Sustainable Future

From the Series Engineering Evolutions

  • Interest Level: Grade 5 - Grade 12
  • Reading Level: Grade 7

Today, engineers are creating ever-evolving technology to help us build not just bigger, but better.

This book explores the engineering evolution in construction, from past to present, and the potential engineering transformations of the future. It uncovers how great engineering minds through the ages have invented technology to help us build the structures we need and desire, from simple homes through magnificent pyramids and towering skyscrapers.

Explore the story of construction from earliest shelters through modern sustainable building and from mud and stone through timber and steel. The evolution in construction engineering at each stage in human history reveals how modern engineering has often been inspired by past discoveries.

The book concludes by showing readers the many exciting careers available in construction engineering, and how they can join its evolution to become the engineering greats of the future.

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978-1-917509-08-4
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Interest Level Grade 5 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 7
Genre Science, Young Adult
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Engineering, STEM: Technology
Copyright 2026
Publisher Cheriton Children's Books
Imprint Cheriton Children's Books
Language English
Number of Pages 64
Publication Date 2026-01-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS YAN055040, YAN004000
Dimensions 6.5 x 9
ATOS Reading Level 7.0
Features Activities, Author/Illustrator biography, Bibliography/further reading, Fast facts, Glossary, Index, and Sidebars

Note: Accelerated Reader® values are estimates.

Author: Sarah Eason

Sarah Eason has written a wide variety of information books for children on many topics from history and geography through space science and social sciences.

Author: Cathleen Small

Cathleen Small has created numerous books for children and young adults on a wide variety of subjects. She lives in California with her family.