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This Bridge Will Not Be Gray - Revised edition with updated back matter - cover

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This Bridge Will Not Be Gray - Revised edition with updated back matter

Dave Eggers

Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC

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Summary

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.
Available since: 03/13/2018.

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