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40 pp.
| Atheneum |
May, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-689-83183-8$$18.00
(2)
4-6
The Brooklyn Bridge receives handsome tribute here as a great accomplishment of engineering and human labor. Full-page paintings provide impressive views of the underwater excavation of foundations, the construction of the anchoring towers, and the suspension of cables. While the text explains the technical aspects of construction, it also recounts the costly efforts of the Roebling family and the laborers. Bib.
Reviewer: Margaret A. Bush
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2001