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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Wishinsky, Frieda.     Subjects     Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903 -- Juvenile literature.     Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Bridges -- Design and construction -- Juvenile literature.     Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.     New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature.     New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn Bridge -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wishinsky, Frieda.       by title:      How Emily saved the ...       by call number:      624.23092 R711w     Search the Web     Wishinsky, Frieda.     Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903 -- Juvenile literature.     Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Bridges -- Design and construction -- Juvenile literature.     Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.     New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature.     New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn Bridge -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

How Emily saved the bridge : the story of Emily Warren Roebling and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge / Frieda Wishinsky ; pictures by Natalie Nelson. by Wishinsky, Frieda. Groundwood Books, c2019. Call #: 624.23092 R711w Subjects Roebling, Emily Warren, 1843-1903 -- Juvenile literature.   Bridges -- New York (State) -- New York -- Design and construction -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Bridges -- Design and construction -- Juvenile literature.   Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.   New York (State) -- New York -- Juvenile literature.   New York (State) -- New York -- Brooklyn Bridge -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781773061047 1773061046 Description:  1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  In 1869, construction began on the first steel-wire suspension bridge in the world. The massive bridge would link Brooklyn and Manhattan. Everyone was captivated by its progress. But when chief engineer Washington Roebling fell ill, the project seemed doomed to fail. Fortunately, Emily Warren Roebling stepped in, and thanks to her, the Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883. Frieda Wishinsky's engaging text and Natalie Nelson's distinctive collage illustrations tell the inspiring story of how Emily Warren Roebling saved the bridge. Speech bubbles revealing imagined dialogue add a playful note to this historical account, which includes fascinating facts about the Brooklyn Bridge and a further reading list.--front flap. An accessible, picture-book biography of Emily Warren Roebling. The Brooklyn Bridge, the iconic suspension bridge that connects Manhattan and Brooklyn, was completed in 1883. It is thanks to Emily Warren Roebling that the bridge was finished at all. Emily was not an engineer, but she was educated in math and science. She married Washington Roebling, the chief engineer of the famous bridge. When Washington became ill from decompression sickness, Emily stepped in, doing everything from keeping the books, to carrying messages for her husband, to monitoring the construction of the bridge. She was the first person to cross the Brooklyn Bridge when it opened. Genre:  Biography, Juvenile. Other authors:  Nelson, Natalie. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library Children's Nonfiction 624.23092 R711w Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Halifax North Memorial Public Library Children's Nonfiction 624.23092 R711w Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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