31
Mar
2011
World Wonders by Philip Steele
The book contains stories about the wonders around the world. You can read about the Pyramids, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, the Colosseum in Rome, the Great Wall, Taj Mahal, modern architectural wonders such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. This is a great book about the most impressive buildings in human history. It resurface seven ancient wonders with the help of amazing illustrations and data. You can enjoy the sight of and read about recent marvels. Also, the wonders of our times is presented, as the world’s longest suspension bridge, Akashi Kaikyo, the tallest skyscrapers and the fantastic research laboratory CERN, where the World Wide Web was developed in the 1990s. The book is packed with easy to read information and beautiful images that inspire to put into new topics, work on projects or just to have a pleasurable reading. It also contains Web sites, book lists, places to visit and information about career choices. The books are the perfect starting point for the school project work.
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