Bridges Are to Cross

by Philemon Sturges

Book Overview

This bird's-eye view of the most famous and majestic bridges in the world takes readers from the car-carrying Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, to the water-carrying Segovia Aqueduct in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399231749
• ISBN13: 9780399231742
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.2" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A Beautiful Gift for a Child 3-6 years old

Also a beautiful gift for an adult interested in working with craft projects, especially paper. Beautiful illustrations, with rich color, of bridges from around the world. Excellent descriptions of various bridge types from suspension to rope bridges. A book for budding engineers, future artists, but especially new readers! A far better gift to give your young nephew, niece, grandchild, or cousin than a stuffed animal.

My boys' all time favorite

This is my boys' all time favorite book. Living in NY it's only natural they developed a fascination with bridges. I bought this for them when they were 3+4 yrs old. It's got wonderful illustrations. We found it quite educational too. How many 3+4yr olds do you know that can drive across a bridge in NY and tell you 'this is a steel suspension bridge'! :) Would be a huge hit with the K grade level.

Stunningly beautiful

These cut-paper illustrations of bridges are so complex and exquisite that looking at one a day is enough! Their texture and depth is astonishing. There's not a lot of text with each illustration, and that's probably just as well, but what there is is nicely designed. Add this ostensible children's book to your collection of art books.

Great illustration work!

I bought this book for myself, a professional cut paper artist, for the illustrations. The paper sculptures in this book are exquisite--some of the best I've ever seen. I took it to bed with me for days, so I could fall asleep looking at the pictures. The illustration work in this book will provide a visual feast for children and adults alike.

Amazing illustrations complemented by informative text

As you journey around the world, you will learn how people have spanned the distances between them with colorful, intricate, secure structures that have more uses than meets the eye.