Reaching Across the Sky: A Celebration of Bridges
Reaching Across the Sky: A Celebration of Bridges
Reaching Across the Sky: A Celebration of Bridges
Description
Description
Celebrate more than 100 bridges from around the world in this informative picture book that highlights human innovation, the science of engineering, and global community. Bridges accomplish many things--they span obstacles (rivers and canyons); they join places (cities and states and even countries); and they carry cars, trucks, and trains to deliver essential goods (food and clothing). Above all, bridges are feats of human innovation that bring people together. This essential STEAM offering celebrates these spectacular wonders of architecture and engineering, including examples found in nature, different styles and materials used in their construction, and the science behind how they work. It's a one-stop information panoply for young readers on all there is to know about these magnificent structures that unite people throughout the world.
About the Author
About the Author
Christy Hale is the creator of many award-winning books for young readers including two ALA Notable books: Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building and Todos Iguales: Un Corrido de Lemon Grove/All Equal: A Ballad of Lemon Grove; as well as Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World, a Mathical Book Prize Honor, Out the Door, an SLJ Best Book of the Year; and Water Land: Land and Water Forms Around the World, a Booklist Editor's Choice. An art director, designer, and educator, Hale lives with her husband in Palo Alto. You can visit her at https: //www.christyhale.com/
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"'A bridge connects across a gap, ' a statement confirmed by the more than one hundred bridges depicted throughout the book ... [There is] a stunning, vertical, full-bleed spread of a Himalayan suspension bridge ... Extensive back matter contains information about and diagrams of types and parts of bridges, as well as materials used for bridge building. This fine book concludes with a glossary and bibliography."--The Horn Book
"This nonfiction book is part lyrical collage illustrations and part informative charts and facts, introducing all aspects of bridge creation. Endpapers set the tone with multiple small illustrations of famous bridges from around the world.... More than 100 bridges are featured as the author discusses the development of bridges through time, influenced by nature, available materials, design innovations, and advances in technology."--Booklist
"In this visually crisp nonfiction picture book, Hale examines bridges not only as feats of engineering but as instruments of human connection...As the text weaves together universal themes and concrete facts, collage artwork gives palpable dimensionality to vignettes and full-bleed spreads, and striking geometries create a mood evocative of classic WPA posters, prompting readers to see bridges as agents of possibility."--Publishers Weekly
"A world-spanning gallery of bridges--ancient and modern, high and low, plain and architecturally venturesome. Depicting over 100 examples in her accurately detailed paper collage views, Hale highlights her subjects' myriad forms, functions, and settings ... A soaring mix of visual wonders and thoughtful observations."--Kirkus Reviews
* "A love letter to the variety, beauty, and grandeur of bridges and their power to connect people and places across a gap, thereby making life better.... A beautiful look at not only how bridges work but also how they connect people and change lives."--School Library Journal, starred review
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Christy Ottaviano Books-Little Brown and Hachette
Pub date:
2026-05-19
Length:
48 pages
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