A Skyscraper Reaches Up

A Skyscraper Reaches Up book cover — Kylie Burns Crabtree Publishing Company www crabtreebooks com

A Skyscraper Reaches Up — page 1 — Jordan starts to think of ways that would save the park but still provide space for new offices and stores Nowhere But Up Jordan is sad to learn that the park near his house will be closing soon The land the park is on will be used to build new office spaces and stores Now Jordan will have to travel much farther to go to a different park Jordan wishes he didn't have to lose his favorite place to play 4

A Skyscraper Reaches Up — page 2 — Problem Solved Jordan wonders why the new offices and stores can't be located in some of the empty buildings in his town or maybe they could be built underground Then he thinks about a skyscraper A skyscraper is a very tall building with about 50 or more stories or floors stacked on top of each other Instead of using up new ground skyscrapers stretch up and create rooms in the sky Did you know Sailors used to call the tallest sail on a ship the skyscraper That’s where our tallest buildings get their name 5 5

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