Colossus: The World's Most Amazing Feats of Engineering by Colin Hynson and Giulia Lombardo - OPTIONAL

Colossus: The World's Most Amazing Feats of Engineering by Colin Hynson, illustrated by Giulia Lombardo, 80 pages. PICTURE BOOK, NON-FICTION Big Picture Press Candlewick Press, 2021. $20. 9781536217063 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

It's all about Engineers. From ancient buildings like the Pyramids or the Great Sphinx, to bridges, canals, dams railways and statues, Colin Hynson tells about the structure, complete with labeled illustrations, and a lot of fun facts. 

It was interesting to learn how many people it took to build, and how long, and why. But oh, the size! I don't have the shelf height for these irregular sized books. (12"!) Also, while I appreciate the uniformity of the drawings, these are actual feats of engineering, and photographs would have been so nice, I left the read to google the subjects. Includes a list of famous engineers, an engineering time line, glossary and index.

Lisa Librarian