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The story of Ruby Bridges
The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge orders Ruby to attend first grade at William Frantz Elementary, an all-white school, Ruby must face angry mobs of parents who refuse to send their children to school with her. Told with Robert Coles' powerful narrative and dramatically illus…
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- 9780439598446
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- 32 pages : illustration : 25 cm
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- 923 BRI
Where is the Brooklyn Bridge?
Young readers will connect with the story of this National Historic Landmark--the Brooklyn Bridge! Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat. Despite a brilliant plan from a father-son team of engineers, the process was a dangerous and grueling one. Construction workers developed a mysterious illness (now known as the bends), several died, and the project had devastating effects o…
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- 9780448484242
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- 108 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 624.5097471 STI
The Brooklyn Bridge : New York City's graceful connection
- Written in easy-to-understand language and uses consistently familiar vocabulary to encourage reluctant readers. - Fact boxes and sidebars highlight key information. - Includes glossary, index, and resources list National Social Studies Standards, Grades 5-8 - Time, Continuity, and Change: II - Identify and describe selected historical periods and patterns of change within and across cul…
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- 9780516259055
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- High interest books
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- 624.2 WEI
A Book of Bridges : here to there and me to you
Bridges are some of the most fascinating structures in our landscape, and they come in all forms. From towering suspension bridges to humble stone crossings, this book visits them all in sweet, bouncing text with expository sidebars. But while bridges can be quite grand, this reminds us that their main purpose is bringing people together. This is perfect for budding architects, as well as reade…
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- 9781585369966
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- 624.2 KEE
Cross a bridge
Offers young readers a fact-filled book on the many types of bridges that are built, including information on draw bridges, pontoon bridges, trestle bridges, and more.
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- 9780439108355
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- 624.2 HUN
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