Bibliograph

Bridges, an introduction to ten great bridges and their designers, Didier Cornille ; translated by Yolanda Stern Broad

Type

Label

Bridges, an introduction to ten great bridges and their designers, Didier Cornille ; translated by Yolanda Stern Broad

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

8-12, Brodart

resource.interestGradeLevel

3-7, Brodart

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bridges

Oclc number

935196260

Responsibility statement

Didier Cornille ; translated by Yolanda Stern Broad

Series statement

Who built that?

Sub title

an introduction to ten great bridges and their designers

Summary

"In Who Built That? Bridges, illustrator Didier Cornille presents ten of the most important bridges in the world, from the world's first cast-iron bridge (The Iron Bridge) to the longest pre-stressed concrete bridge in the southern hemisphere (The Rio-Niteroi Bridge) to the tallest bridge in the world (the Millau Viduct). Introducing each engineer or architect, the main concepts of their work, as well as some of their most important projects in charming drawings and accessible text, Bridges is a fun primer for anyone interested in learning more about these incredible structures. Didier's step-by-step drawings of bridges ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge (1883) and the Sydney Harbour Bridge (1932) to Santiago Calatrava's Peace Bridge (2012) and Rudy Ricciotti's MUCEM Footbridge (2013), provide original insight into the development of the engineering and architectural concepts behind each bridge"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification

Creator