The Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco, CA

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Have you been to San Francisico? I must return to this beautiful city in the summer because it is a charming city with lots to do. The food is excellent as well. My photos were taken in the late fall and early winter so I didn't mind the haze and fog. I really enjoyed my visit immensely! Have you read any of Eve Bunting's books before?

I absolutely love this wonderful, educational children's book, Pop's Bridge by Eve Bunting. I think this is Eve's best work, telling of the building of the San Francisco. You will learn many great historical facts. The narrative is wonderful. "There's a crew of more than a thousand men working on that bridge, Robert, including [your friend] Charlie's dad," says mom. "I know that, but I just shrug. To me, it's Pop's bridge."

The illustrations by C.F. Payne remind me of Norman Rockwell style. The artist also is the illustrator Molly's Surprise: A Christmas Story, Book Three (The American Girls Collection), True Heart, Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 188, Who Grew My Soup?

First Sentence:

My pop is building the Golden Gate Bridge.

Product Details

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books; First Edition edition (May 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0152047735
ISBN-13: 978-0152047733

Here are a few photos of my trip to S.F. Did I tell you that my daughter who loves the film industry worked on Bottle Shock and also the television series Trauma, filmed in S.F.?