Brooklyn Bridge (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689831836)

"It so happens that the work which is likely to be our most durable monument, and to convey some knowledge of us to the most remote posterity, is a work of bare utility; not a shrine, not a fortress, but a bridge."
So wrote one architectural critic of the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the grandest and most eloquent monuments to the American spirit that our country has produced. Its magnificent site, breathtaking span, cutting-edge technology, and sheer beauty have made it the subject of poems, paintings, photographs, novels, plays, and movies.
Beneath the Brooklyn Bridge's triumphant arches lie astonishing tales of death, deception, genius, and daring. Over the fourteen-year course of its construction, there were many deaths, including that of John A. Roebling, designer and chief engineer; an underwater fire; and even fraud.
Finally, though, the bridge was finished, and as part of the opening day festivities, the president, and two mayors crossed it.
In this stunning visual history, Lynn Curlee tells the fascinating story of the history and construction of the "Eighth Wonder of the World."

Author: Lynn Curlee
ISBN-10: 0689831838
ISBN-13: 9780689831836
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2001
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 10.30h x 11.32w x 0.39d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.2
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 43510 / Brooklyn Bridge

Award: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/2001 pg. 497
Booklist 04/15/2001 pg. 1548
Publishers Weekly 05/14/2001 pg. 82
New York Times 05/20/2001 pg. 30
School Library Journal 05/01/2001 pg. 162
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2001 pg. 470
Ingram Children's Advance 05/01/2001 pg. 58
Christian Home & School 09/01/2001 pg. 27
People Weekly 10/29/2001 pg. 54
Booklist 12/01/2001 pg. 658
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 379 - Superior,Well Above Average
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2002 pg. 1234
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 379 - Superior,Well Above Average