Zettwoch, Dan
Summary: "Follow Bea, Archie, Trudy, and Spencer (otherwise known as the BATS!) as they crisscross the globe using every type of bridge: beam, arch, truss, and suspension. From ancient low-slung rope bridges to modern hi-tech towers of steel, they'll traverse 'em all. Their journey will take them through history and connect them with new ideas and different cultures. Along the way they'll identify the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 624.209 BRODupré, Judith
Summary: Examines historical and contemporary bridges, including Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Pont Neuf in Paris, Brooklyn Bridge in New York, Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia, and Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 624.2 DUPPetroski, Henry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 624 PETSolomon, Brian
Summary: Few railroading scenes are as enduring as those that depict a train traversing river or roadway, creek or cayon, atop a sturdy structure specially engineered for the situation. In this marvelously illustrated work sure to appeal to modelers and railfans alike, prolific rail historian Brian Solomon presents the only completely illustrated book to tackle the development and evolution of North...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyageur Press 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385 SOLFornes, Mike.
Summary: Chronicles the history of the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan, the longest suspension bridge in the United States, from the struggles to support its creation to its resilience to hits by man-made structures and Mother Nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Publishing 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MIC 977 FORRingstad, Arnold
Summary: Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Golden Gate Bridge. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World, Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J609 MOMGray, Edward G.
Summary: "The little-known story of the architectural project that lay at the heart of Paine's grand political vision for the United States. Thomas Jefferson praised Tom Paine as the greatest political writer of the age. The author of 'Common Sense' and Rights of Man, Paine helped make revolutions in America and France. But beyond his inspiring calls to action, Paine harbored a deeper political vision...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 GRASummary: Building the Mighty Mac: The story of the building of the Mackinac Bridge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mighty Mac Films 2009
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BUIWilder, Thornton
Summary: This beautiful new edition features unpublished notes for the novel and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder. "On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714,the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below." With this celebrated sentence Thornton Wilder begins The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perennial Library 1986
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Unlock mysteries and uncover lost history with the experts as they use yesteryear's technology to recreate five ancient engineering marvels and to discover what daily life was really like in these communities. Travel around the globe from China to Egypt and take a fresh, "hands-on" look at mankind's greatest cultures and civilizations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SECJohmann, Carol A.
Summary: Describes different kinds of bridges, their history, design, construction, and effects on populations, environmental dilemmas, safety, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Williamson 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 624.2 JOHEggers, Dave
Summary: In this delightfully original take on nonfiction, bestselling author Dave Eggers tackles one of the most famous architectural and natural monuments in the world: the Golden Gate Bridge. Cut-paper illustrations by Tucker Nichols ensures that this book feels like a special object, and the revised edition includes real-life letters from constituents making the case for keeping the bridge orange....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: JE CD Fiction Eggers 2018Summary: Explore one of the most powerful and defining chapters in American history. This powerful epic adventure unfolds as told through the struggles, triumphs, and heartaches of two families as they journey in search of the American dream. The Wheelers venture west from Virginia in 1825, while the Lakota tribe grapples with the arrival of white settlers; the story continues over the next 65 years,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV INTKiernan, Denise.
Summary: Looks at the valuable contributions made by the thousands of women who worked at a secret uranium-enriching facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee during World War II.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2013
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University 1993
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Squire, Ann
Summary: From China's remarkable Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge, which spans more than 100 miles, to the amazing Millau Viaduct, which allows drivers to travel almost 900 feet above the ground in southern France, bridges rank among man's most incredible engineering feats. Readers will learn about some of the biggest and most unique bridges in history, from how they were planned and built to how they have...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 624.2 SQUBunting, Eve
Summary: Robert and his friend Charlie are proud of their fathers, who are working on the construction of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION BuntingWhelan, Gloria.
Summary: Although it will mean that their father can no longer make a living running a ferry boat, thirteen-year-old Mark and his brother Luke are excited about the building of a five-mile bridge across the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan in 1957.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WHEMagoon, Kekla
Summary: "A chapter book biography of Ruby Bridges, part of the She Persisted series"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2021