{"product_id":"brooklyn-bridge-9780689831836","title":"Brooklyn Bridge","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e Finally, though, the bridge was finished, and as part of the opening day festivities, the president, and two mayors crossed it. \u003cbr\u003e In this stunning visual history, Lynn Curlee tells the fascinating story of the history and construction of the \"Eighth Wonder of the World.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780689831836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.30h x 11.32w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2001 pg. 497\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2001 pg. 1548\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/14\/2001 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/20\/2001 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2001 pg. 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2001 pg. 470\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Children's Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2001 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Home \u0026amp; School\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2001 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/29\/2001 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2001 pg. 658\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 379 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eALA Notable Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2002 pg. 1234\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2001 pg. 379 - Superior,Well Above Average\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e43510 \/ Brooklyn Bridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lynn Curlee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916970758325,"sku":"9780689831836","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c5e6772d-2ca2-4a9a-94c0-8bfe4d2f62f7.jpg?v=1687274677","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/brooklyn-bridge-9780689831836","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}