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Title details for This Bridge Will Not Be Gray by Dave Eggers - Available

This Bridge Will Not Be Gray

by Dave Eggers
Tucker Nichols
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A "witty [and] compelling" true story for kids about San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge—and why it's orange—by the New York Times–bestselling author! (Fast Company).
In this delightfully original nonfiction book, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist Dave Eggers tackles one of the most famous architectural monuments in the world: the Golden Gate Bridge—and all the arguments and debates about building it and what it should look like. Cut-paper illustrations by Tucker Nichols enliven the tale, and this revised edition also includes real-life letters from local constituents making the case for keeping the bridge orange.
With sly humor and lots of fascinating historical facts, this is an accessible, enjoyable read for kids (or adults), transporting readers to the glorious Golden Gate no matter where they live.
"Eggers's featherlight humor provides laughs throughout." —Publishers Weekly (starred review).
"A love letter to infrastructure." —The New York Times
"A story compelling enough to keep adults interested as they read it (and re-read it and re-read it) each night at bedtime." —Fast Company
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Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC

Kindle Book

  • Release date: July 26, 2022

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781452165868
  • File size: 6758 KB
  • Release date: July 26, 2022

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781452165868
  • File size: 6712 KB
  • Release date: July 26, 2022
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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook

subjects

History Juvenile Nonfiction Sociology

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.5
Lexile® Measure:720
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:3

A "witty [and] compelling" true story for kids about San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge—and why it's orange—by the New York Times–bestselling author! (Fast Company).
In this delightfully original nonfiction book, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist Dave Eggers tackles one of the most famous architectural monuments in the world: the Golden Gate Bridge—and all the arguments and debates about building it and what it should look like. Cut-paper illustrations by Tucker Nichols enliven the tale, and this revised edition also includes real-life letters from local constituents making the case for keeping the bridge orange.
With sly humor and lots of fascinating historical facts, this is an accessible, enjoyable read for kids (or adults), transporting readers to the glorious Golden Gate no matter where they live.
"Eggers's featherlight humor provides laughs throughout." —Publishers Weekly (starred review).
"A love letter to infrastructure." —The New York Times
"A story compelling enough to keep adults interested as they read it (and re-read it and re-read it) each night at bedtime." —Fast Company
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History Juvenile Nonfiction Sociology
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