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What Makes a Building Strong?
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Space Cat is curious about how tools, technology, and engineering are used to keep buildings and structures from falling down.
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Jacqueline A. Ball a Seattle-based writer, editor, and the former publisher of Scientific American Books for Kids and Weekly Reader Juvenile Book Clubs. Awards and honors include Booklist Top 10 Youth Series Nonfiction (ALA), Children's Choice and Parents' Choice Honors.
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