The Horn Book Guide

TECHNOLOGY

Adkins, Jan

Bridges: From My Side to Yours

96 pp. May, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-7613-1542-X $$18.95 | Library ISBN 0-7613-2510-7 $$25.90

(2) 4-6 Beginning with the earliest origins of bridge building, Adkins delves into the engineering skills involved in the task and the development of materials necessary to devise ever more complex structures; he also touches on the political, social, environmental, and fiscal problems that are frequently involved. The author's knowledge of history is as dazzling as his understanding of engineering principles. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Mary M. Burns | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2002