You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Brooklyn Bridge!

by Tom Ratliff

A historical look at the building of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. A historical look at the building of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, examining its occupational hazards and the massive undertaking required to construct such a structure in the 19th century.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Childrens, Historical, New York

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Tom teaches Connecticut History and Principles of Education at Central Connecticut State University. He also teaches in the Online Program for the Community Colleges of Connecticut. He is currently writing a book about Connecticut history for middle school-aged students. With Carole B. Shmurak he is the co-author of the Matty Trescott novels—a six-book series set in the Civil War era under the pseudonym Carroll Thomas.

Reviews

[Sherrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This graphic novel series is a great way to introduce young readers to the non fiction genre. The zany illustrations and humorous approach to history will appeal to even the most reluctant readers. There are a multitude of topics is this series that will appeal to both boys and girls.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was sooooooo interesting.

[Emilce Guzman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Audience:This book would be geared towards intermediate elementary students due to the vocabulary.

Appeal: Boys and girls will enjoy this book it is written as if the reader is the chief engineer of the bridge. It explains very well the difficulties and the whole process of creating the Brooklyn bridge.

Application: I would use this book as a lesson to teach students about what a non-fiction book contains. It has a lot of mini help hints which makes it interesting to help the "chief engineer" while making the bridge. Due to the amount of imformation it would probably broken down to a couple chapters a day.

Copyright:2009

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

another fun non-fiction book for kids, about architecture.. It also discusses the great woman behind the great man who came up with the steel cables, interesting facts...I actually knew very little about this and I feel this whole series who would be great for homeschool families, as well as parents trying to make education fun (play with the ideas of suspension, support, etc; check out the cool history of it) ….Maybe you want to be an architect.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got it from the school library. funny. i am reading another one, there are a bunch.

[Kelly Carey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is about the bridge that almost didn't get built. It seems like the process was cursed, but after all the issues, the bridge still stands today.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I ate up every word in this book. Definitely one of the better ones in this series.