The Building of the Golden Gate Bridge
Engineering that Made America
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.
Format | Your Price | Add |
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978-1-5038-1834-7
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$39.95 |
Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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Reading Level | Grade 4 |
Genre | Narrative, Nonfiction |
Category | STEM |
Copyright | 2017 |
Publisher | The Child's World, Inc. |
Imprint | Momentum |
Language | English |
Number of Pages | 32 |
Publication Date | 2017-01-01 |
BISACS | JNF061000, JNF025170, JNF051120 |
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Dewey | 624.2 |
Graphics | Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
Dimensions | 6.5 x 9 |
Lexile | 800 |
Guided Reading Level | V |
ATOS Reading Level | 5.1 |
ATOS Interest Level | MG |
Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 187485 |
Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |
Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Educational front/back matter, Glossary of key words, Index, Infographics, Phonetics, Primary-source text, Reviewed, Sources for further research, Starred, Suggested websites, and Table of contents |
Online Resources |
- Fast Facts and Timeline
- The Golden Gate
- Solid Foundations
- Constructing the Towers
- Spinning the Cables
- Building the Roadway
- Opening Day
- Think About It
- Glossary
- Source Notes
- To Learn More
- Index
Author: Arnold Ringstad
Arnold Ringstad is the author of more than 30 books for kids. He loves reading and writing about space exploration. He lives in Minnesota.
Reviews
A noteworthy review of Engineering that Made America from Booklist on March 1, 2017
Kids handed the Engineering That Made America series will be immediately drawn to its subject matter. In part, that’s because each title begins not with a feat of engineering but with a person. Golden Gate Bridge begins with one man, Michael O’ Shaughnessy, turning his… View →