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Bridges, Grade 3 : Multcolib School Corps

(updated 6/2026) Nonfiction and fiction books about bridges for 3rd grade. A custom book list created by Multnomah County Library School Corps librarians for assignments. Are you a teacher that lives or works in Multnomah County? Need a custom booklist? https://multcolib.org/assignment-alert

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  • "Use your STEM smarts to brainstorm, design, and build a bridge in 10 different ways."
    Book, 2025North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press,a Capstone Imprint, [2025] — j 624.2 L938b 2025
  • Highlights bridges from around the world
    Book, 2026New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, 2026. — j 388.13209 H161r 2026
  • Living Bridges

    the Hidden World of India's Woven Trees

    Acharya, Sandhya,
    A child explains how to care for and weave the roots of the living tree bridges in his village in India.
    Book, 2025New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2025] — j Facts 624.20954 A176L 2025
  • Golden Gate

    Building the Mighty Bridge

    Partridge, Elizabeth,
    The children of a lighthouse keeper narrate how the Golden Gate Bridge was built over the course of four years.
    Book, 2024San Francisco [California] : Chronicle Books, [2024] — j Facts 624.23097 P2752g 2024
  • Bridges can be high or low, long or short, straight or curvy. Some are designed to blend in, while others stand out.
    Book, 2023New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2023. — j Facts 624.2 M233b 2023
  • The Junior Engineers Club learns how new bridges are made, watching crews construct them and then demolishing the old bridge once the new one is complete.
    Book, 2022New York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2022. — j Facts 624.2 F816h 2022
  • Cougar Crossing

    How Hollywood's Celebrity Cougar Helped Build a Bridge for City Wildlife

    Pincus, Meeg,
    This picture book explains how P-22, also known as the "Hollywood cougar." inspired advocates to build a wildlife crossing in the area.
    Book, 2021New York : Beach Lane Books, [2021] — j Facts 639.97975 P6479c 2021
  • Galloping Gertie

    the True Story of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse

    Abler, Amanda,
    A young boy tells the story of Galloping Gertie, the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge. He watches it being built, but also witnesses its spectacular collapse not long after. The book ends with a deeper look into why the bridge collapsed.
    Book, 2021Seattle, WA : Little Bigfoot, [2021] — j 363.125 A152g 2021
  • Lately it seems to be raining constantly, making it difficult for Sadiq to play outside. When the librarian at his school starts a building club, Sadiq and his friends decide to join. They're tasked with building a city model to withstand a natural…
    Book, 2021North Mankato, Minnesota : Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone, [2021] — Green Reader NUURALI 2021
  • Celebrates the skilled women and men who work to see the plans of architects, engineers, and designers brought to life. Also available as an eBook & downloadable audiobook.
    Book, 2021New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021. — jE WHEELER 2021
  • The Bridge to Sharktooth Island

    a Challenge Island STEAM Adventure

    Estroff, Sharon,
    This chapter book will likely be too advanced for many 3rd graders, but may be useful as a class read-aloud. Includes instructions for experimenting with making bridges out of toothpicks & gum drops, creating paper sharks, & a slime ocean.
    Book, 2021[Berkeley, CA] : West Margin Press, [2021] — j ESTROFF 2021
  • Crossings

    Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals

    Duffield, Katy,
    Also available as an eBook. All over the world people are helping animals cross roads by building special places where they can pass over, under, across and through the roads.
    Book, 2020New York, New York : Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, [2020] — j Facts 333.95 D857c 2020
  • Secret Engineer

    How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge

    Dougherty, Rachel, 1988-
    Emily Roebling's husband was the chief engineer building the Brooklyn Bridge, and he knew all about the dangerous new technique involved. Emily insisted she learn as well. When her husband fell ill mid-construction, her knowledge came in handy. She…
    Book, 2019New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2019. — j BIO Facts 624.23 ROEBLING 2019
  • Rosa and her friends investigate bridges using found objects on the beach and then apply what they have learned when Rosa's dog is stranded.
    Book, 2019Swindon : Child's Play, 2019. — jE SPANYOL 2019
  • A Book of Bridges

    Here to There and Me to You

    Keely, Cheryl, 1969-
    Bridges are some of the most fascinating structures in our landscape. From towering suspension bridges to humble stone crossings, this book visits them all.
    Book, 2017Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2017] — j Facts 624.2 K264b 2017
  • Curious Constructions

    a Peculiar Portfolio of Fifty Fascinating Structures

    Hearst, Michael, 1972-
    Curious about constructions? Inside this book, you'll come face-to-face with 50 incredible structures, including: a fire-breathing octopus sculpture; the skateboard ramp you'd need to jump the Great Wall of China; a whole community of tree houses in…
    Book, 2017San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2017] — j 624 H4365c 2017
  • Bridges

    An Introduction to Ten Great Bridges and Their Designers

    Cornille, Didier, 1951-
    Illustrator Didier Cornille presents ten of the most important bridges in the world, from the world's first cast-iron bridge (The Iron Bridge) to the longest pre-stressed concrete bridge in the southern hemisphere (The Rio-Niteroi Bridge) to the…
    Book, 2016New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2016. — j 624.2 C818b 2016
  • Learn all about some of the world's most incredible bridges, from how they are designed and built to how bridge technology has changed over time.
    Book, 2016New York, New York : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., [2016] — j 624.2 M372b 2016
  • They needed to build a bridge strong enough to stand up against all the natural elements of San Francisco Bay.
    Book, 2016North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, [2016] — j 624.2 S784g 2016
  • Building the Brooklyn Bridge was no simple feat, and took 14 years to complete.
    Book, 2016New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016] — j 624.5 S8595w 2016