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Author McCarthy, Cecilia Pinto, author.

Title Engineering the NYC Subway System / by Cecilia Pinto McCarthy ; content consultant, Gene Sansone.

Publication Info. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2018]
©2018

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Children's Department  J 388.42 MCCARTHY    Check Shelf
Description 48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Series Building by design
Building by design (Core Library (Firm))
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Summary The New York City Subway System has been carrying passengers for more than a century. Engineering the NYC Subway Systemexplores how designers drew up plans for the subway, how workers built the underground system in one of the world's busiest cities, and how commuters still rely on its hundreds of trains today. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.5 1 191141.
Subject Subways -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction -- Juvenile literature.
Structural engineering -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Civil engineering -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Buildings -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Engineering.
Added Author Sansone, Gene, consultant.
Added Title NYC Subway System
ISBN 9781532111686 (library binding)
1532111681 (library binding)
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