bridges

David Macaulay reviews the design and construction of bridges from the Roman era to modern times. The program is enhanced with animation, drawings, historic photographs and newsreel footage, and includes the segment "Building small" with activities for children.

What is the oldest building in the world? How big is the largest space station? How tall are the biggest skyscrapers? Find out all about the brilliant buildings that set world records—from the tallest and longest to the busiest and the most expensive—all in stunningly designed infographics.

In this guidebook, the reader is invited to take a tour of the bridges of the Pacific Northwest and meet the friendly monsters who live under them.

When the architects of the Golden Gate Bridge gathered to pick a color for the bridge, they thought it should probably be a sensible gray. However, one man began a grassroots movement to make it orange, the only orange bridge in the world. Includes a fold-out poster.

When she hears the story about the screaming bridge, where a busload of orphans were killed fifty years before, sixteen-year-old Emma Donovan and her friends decide to investigate the abandoned orphanage and the bridge--and that is the beginning of a terrifying night for Emma.

"Learn all about some of the world's most incredible bridges, from how they are designed and built to how bridge technology has changed over time"--Provided by publisher.

"Explains the history behind and the process of building the Golden Gate Bridge"--Provided by the publisher.

When she hears the story about the screaming bridge, where a busload of orphans were killed fifty years before, sixteen-year-old Emma Donovan and her friends decide to investigate the abandoned orphanage and the bridge--and that is the beginning of a terrifying night for Emma.

Introduces the world's most amazing bridges while explaining the engineering behind their creation.