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Brooklyn Bridge
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Brooklyn Bridge Hardcover - 2001 - 1st Edition

by Curlee, Lynn

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This stunning visual history of the "eighth wonder of the world" features astonishing tales of death, deception, genius, and daring, and chronicles the story of the construction of this magnificent feat of structural engineering. Full-color illustrations.

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Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title Brooklyn Bridge
  • Author Curlee, Lynn
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, New York
  • Date April 3, 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GRP82041645
  • ISBN 9780689831836 / 0689831838
  • Weight 1.17 lbs (0.53 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.3 x 11.32 x 0.39 in (26.16 x 28.75 x 0.99 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1160
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Theometrics: Secular
  • Library of Congress subjects Bridges - Design and construction, Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99043771
  • Dewey Decimal Code 624.509

First line

Suspended in midair more than 100 feet above New York's East River, the span of Brooklyn Bridge arcs gracefully from shore to shore.

Media reviews

Citations

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

About the author

Lynn Curlee, who received a Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book Award for Brooklyn Bridge, comes from a family of intense sports fans. His other books include Liberty, Ships of the Air, Into the Ice: The Story of Arctic Exploration, Rushmore, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Capital, and, most recently, Parthenon. He lives on the North Fork of Long Island, New Yo