Bridges (A True Book: Engineering Wonders) (A True Book (Relaunch)) - Softcover

Marsico, Katie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0531222691 ISBN 13: 9780531222690

Publisher: Children's Press, 2016

Synopsis

Bridges are a crucial part of trade and transportation. They allow vehicles and pedestrians alike to cross everything from rushing rivers to rocky ravines.

Readers (Grades 3-5) will trace the history of bridges from their invention in ancient times to the construction of today's engineering wonders. They will learn why different bridge shapes are suited to different purposes, how engineers choose which materials to use in bridge construction, and much more.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Gr 2–4—This mix of new titles and updates in this venerable series offers pictures of each selected techno-wonder's past, present, and future with splashy graphics and bright colors to crank up the visual energy. The crisply reproduced photos on nearly every page are as appealing as ever and often come with helpful labels. Among the entirely new titles, Self-Driving Cars steers readers to a chapter on Google cars; Drones flies current models, ranging from the aptly named "wallet drone" to the RQ-4B Global Hawk; and Warships floats facts about the soon-to-be-launched supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford. Each volume features a pair of true/false questions at the front, and some eye-widening statistics at the back. VERDICT Additions to an essential series: consider to fill collection gaps or to replace older titles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Children's Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0531222691
• ISBN 13: 9780531222690
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48