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Bezig met laden... Secret Engineer: How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridgedoor Rachel Dougherty
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This book tells the story of Emily Roebling, the wife of an engineer. When her husband became ill during the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, Emily's knowledge saved the day. She broke gender barriers and contributed to one of today's most iconic landmarks. This is a good addition to any science or math classroom library. While math and science have long been subjects of study that are male dominated, this book shows the contribution that one woman made. It also shows how she did not let gender barriers stand in the way of progress. The iconic Brooklyn Bridge is an important landmark in New York City. Emily Roebling was a woman before her time. Growing up she learned about traditional women roles with cooking, cleaning, sewing and piano but she also studied math and science. Emily's father-in-law was a famous engineer and her husband worked with him. She would accompany him on his trips to learn new techniques of bridges. When her husband became ill she took charge. Diving into studying and learning all she could about bridges. Emily was successful in working as an engineer for ten years. While many times her husband was afraid the project would be taken away simply because a woman was running it Emily was up for the challenge. The book does a great job of mixing biography with engineering terms. The illustrations demonstrate the story and engineering vocabulary well. Reading the endnotes you find out that Emily earned her law degree and fought for laws that treat men and women equally before her death in 1903. I really enjoyed read this story. This is a great true story about a woman stepping up and working hard to make dreams into reality. It is a great story to use in class to introduce engineering. It would be better though with the older grades because although it is a good story it also has more technical information about how the bridge was actually build that might be harder for younger children to understand what is going on as they listen to the story. It would be great way to include engineering to a history lesson. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"On a warm spring day in 1883, a woman rode across the Brooklyn Bridge with a rooster on her lap. It was the first trip across an engineering marvel that had taken nearly fourteen years to construct. The woman's husband was the chief engineer, and he knew all about the dangerous new technique involved. The woman insisted she learn as well. When he fell ill mid-construction, her knowledge came in handy. She supervised every aspect of the project while he was bedridden, and she continued to learn about things only men were supposed to know: math, science, engineering. Women weren't supposed to be engineers. But this woman insisted she could do it all, and her hard work helped to create one of the most iconic landmarks in the world. This is the story of Emily Roebling, the secret engineer behind the Brooklyn Bridge."--Page [2] of cover. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Clever illustrations show not only the characters in the story in period clothes, but illustrations of the bridge in progress, with important vocabulary placed appropriately (e.g. "catenary curve" along the steel cables, vertical cables called "suspenders" hanging down, and "stays," the cables that came down diagonally from the towers.
Back matter includes an author's note, more about Emily, a glossary, select bibliography, further reading; endpapers include drawings and then-and-now photographs of the bridge.
Excellent addition to women in STEM picture book biographies. ( )