This Bridge Will Not Be Gray: Revised edition with updated back matter
- ISBN-10
- 1452165882
- ISBN-13
- 9781452165882
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 112
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-03-13
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Author
- Dave Eggers
Description
In this delightfully original take on nonfiction, bestselling author Dave Eggers tackles one of the most famous architectural and natural monuments in the world: the Golden Gate Bridge. Cut-paper illustrations by Tucker Nichols ensures that this book feels like a special object, and the revised edition includes real-life letters from constituents making the case for keeping the bridge orange. The narrative's sly humor makes the topic perfectly accessible for kids enthusiastic about nonfiction. This one-of-a-kind book transports readers to the glorious Golden Gate, no matter where they live.
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