| Description |
108 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Where is...? |
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Where is (Grosset & Dunlap)
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| Summary |
"Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant plan from a father-son team of engineers, the process was a dangerous and grueling one. Construction workers developed a mysterious illness (now known as the bends), several died, and the project had devastating effects on the engineers' lives. Still, after fourteen years, the Brooklyn Bridge was finished and became the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time and is still widely admired today. Megan Stine tells the fascinating story behind one of the city's best-loved landmarks."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Ages 8-12 |
| Note |
Ages 8-12 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 108). |
| Contents |
Where is the Brooklyn Bridge? -- We need a bridge -- Like father, like son -- How to build a suspension bridge -- The deadly caissons -- The bends -- A man in his room -- Greed -- Celebration day -- A hundred years of celebrations. |
| Audience |
730L Lexile |
| Note |
730L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 5.2 1 180224 |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 5.2 1 180224 |
| Subject |
Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction -- Juvenile literature.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Hinderliter, John, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780448484242 (pbk) |
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9781480698123 (Paw Prints) |
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1480698121 (Paw Prints) |
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