The Brooklyn Bridge: The Story of the World's Most Famous Bridge and the Remarkable Family That Built It.

by Elizabeth Mann

Book Overview

John Roebling had a dream.

He would build the world's longest bridge and he would build it in a new way. But his way was too new. It took 15 years to convince people it would work. And then, just as construction was to begin, John Roebling was killed in a freak accident.

That should have been the end of the story of The Brooklyn Bridge. Instead, it was the beginning. For John wasn't the only Roebling who could dream.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965049302
• ISBN13: 9780965049306
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Mikaya Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.4" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8

Customer Reviews

Great story

This is a really touching story about the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is very educational.

Great educational book series!

Brooklyn Bridge as well as its many counterparts in this series are eye-catching and informative. We're delighted with these books and proud to display them in our library.

The Brooklyn Bridge

This is a great book for kids and it has wonderful illustrations. I am using it in a lesson plan for a fourth grade art appreciation class on New York architecture.

Descriptive and brings the brooklyn bridge story together

Excellent.Very good for young kid

An extraordinary book

This is an extraordinary book, which would make a lovely gift for any child fascinated by bridges - or New York City. Its text is both informative and lively. And the illustrations are as fine. There are original illustrations of both the bridge and the people involved in its building, diagrams that clearly show how the bridge was built (and prevent the author from having to muddy up the text with too many technical details) and historical photos. Truly a creative approach to illustrating an inspiring book. My son, 8, has asked me to find him Elizabeth Mann's other books - she's written one about the pyramids and the Great Wall of China - right away. What a recommendation.