Pop's Bridge

Pop's BridgeThe Golden Gate Bridge. The impossible bridge, some call it. They say it can't be built. But Robert's father is building it. He's a skywalker a brave, high climbing ironworker. Robert is convinced his pop has the most important job on the crew . . . until a frightening event makes him see that it takes an entire team to accomplish the impossible. When it was completed in 1937, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was hailed as an international marvel.

The Golden Gate Bridge. The impossible bridge, some call it. They say it can't be built.

But Robert's father is building it. He's a skywalker--a brave, high-climbing ironworker. Robert is convinced his pop has the most important job on the crew . . . until a frightening event makes him see that it takes an entire team to accomplish the impossible.

When it was completed in 1937, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was hailed as an international marvel. Eve Bunting's riveting story salutes the ingenuity and courage of every person who helped raise this majestic American icon.
Includes an author's note about the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.


Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 05/01/2006
ISBN: 9780152047733
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 11.72h x 9.32w x 0.67d
Award: Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) - Winner
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/2006 pg. 402
Booklist 04/15/2006 pg. 50
School Library Journal 06/01/2006 pg. 108
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 294 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2006 pg. 7 - Recommended

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 105506 / Pop's Bridge
Reading Level: 3.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5