The Golden Gate Bridge

Authors: Zuehlke, Jeffrey
Lexile: 610,
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: JNF038100, JNF025210
ISBN: 9781541502161, Related ISBNs: 1541502167, 9344EB, 9780761350125, 9780761373230, 9780761388906
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 32,
Audience: Children/juvenile, Primary and secondary/elementary and high school
Synopsis:

The Golden Gate Bridge is an important structure in San Francisco, California. Before this bridge was built, people had to take a ferry across the dangerous stretch of water to get to Marin County. Now they simply drive across. Just how long is the Golden Gate Bridge? And how did workers build this orange structure? Read this book to find out! Learn about many remarkable sites in the Famous Places series - part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life.

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