Grand Adventures
Sometimes the beauty of reading is a deeper dive into the history of a story. These are longer reads that are written to bring readers a sense of time, courage, and triumph.
Emily Warren Roebling: Proud Tower
Ages 11 and up
When Emily Warren Roebling’s husband Washington, the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, suffered from the debilitating caisson disease, she learned mathematics and engineering principles, enabling her to deliver Washington’s instructions to the bridge supervisor. She also maneuvered political situations regarding the bridge’s construction. Emily Warren Roebling brought the Bridge--the Eighth Wonder of the World--to fruition in 1883 and raised new expectations for women. She was a strong tower of a woman—for all times.
Has back matter.
5,976 words
The Girl with a Hidden Pocket
Ages 8-12
With the guidance of a prisoner who is a psychiatrist, a Jewish girl in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp uses her sewing skills to save not only her life and her friend’s but also her own soul.
Has back matter.
2,102 words