Geography

Sneed, Collard //The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands//. Houghton Mifflin Books, 2005. The book looks at the destruction and rebuilding of Americas grasslands and how scientists are working to alter the landscapes to promote growth. The reading level is ages 9 and up. - (SW)

Sullivan, George //Built to Last: Building America's Amazing Bridges, Dams, Tunnels and Skyscrapers. Scholastic Press, 2005.// The book focuses on the architecture of bridges, tunnels, dams and sky scrapers while looking at why particular geographic locations are chosen for building sites. The reading level is grades 5-10. The book was on the Pictus Orbis recommendation list in 2006. - (SW)