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title: "Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment"
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# Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment

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Review: Excellent explanations - Excellent book on civil engineering. Good learning tool about our constructed world. It is written in plain English for a wide age range of readers. Good book for road trips to try and find items in the book. Clear and well thought out illustrations.
Review: It's our go-to bedtime book now - My 5 year old son is obsessed with construction and infrastructure, and I thought this was a good gift for him. What I did not anticipate is my son wanting to read it EVERY NIGHT before bedtime, each time asking to start from the very beginning. It has colorful illustrations on every other page, alternating with monochrome illustrations on every alternate page. I also did not anticipate my husband and I to sneak this book our of my son's room in the evenings, to read it ourselves. Only to wake up to an upset child who can't find his favorite book! It explains complex concepts in easy to understand language that I can then retell my 5 year old. It doesn't treat a reader as a 5 year old, rather explaining things clearly and plainly without making them childish and too generalized. I would recommend to anyone, now I have a renewed interest in looking around for electric poles wiring, storm drains and train tracks. Not just a fun book, but adds fun to your everyday life by making you pay attention to little noticed things that make our world run.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #12,525 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in Civil & Environmental Engineering #9 in Architectural Buildings #10 in Construction Engineering (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,182) |
| Dimensions  | 8.25 x 0.86 x 10.31 inches |
| Edition  | Combined |
| ISBN-10  | 171850232X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1718502321 |
| Item Weight  | 2.14 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 264 pages |
| Publication date  | November 1, 2022 |
| Publisher  | No Starch Press |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent explanations
*by L***A on December 31, 2025*

Excellent book on civil engineering. Good learning tool about our constructed world. It is written in plain English for a wide age range of readers. Good book for road trips to try and find items in the book. Clear and well thought out illustrations.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's our go-to bedtime book now
*by E***A on February 27, 2023*

My 5 year old son is obsessed with construction and infrastructure, and I thought this was a good gift for him. What I did not anticipate is my son wanting to read it EVERY NIGHT before bedtime, each time asking to start from the very beginning. It has colorful illustrations on every other page, alternating with monochrome illustrations on every alternate page. I also did not anticipate my husband and I to sneak this book our of my son's room in the evenings, to read it ourselves. Only to wake up to an upset child who can't find his favorite book! It explains complex concepts in easy to understand language that I can then retell my 5 year old. It doesn't treat a reader as a 5 year old, rather explaining things clearly and plainly without making them childish and too generalized. I would recommend to anyone, now I have a renewed interest in looking around for electric poles wiring, storm drains and train tracks. Not just a fun book, but adds fun to your everyday life by making you pay attention to little noticed things that make our world run.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wonderful book on infrastructure and how it works.
*by A***R on September 28, 2025*

Written at a junior high school level, this book simplifies but does not stupefy. Great book for kids who might be interested in engineering or engineers interested in being kids.

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