Secret Engineer

How Emily Roebling Built the Brooklyn Bridge

By Rachel Dougherty

2020 Outstanding Science Trade Book Award

Subjects – Brooklyn Bridge, Emily Roebling, Washington Roebling, John Roebling, Roebling Bridge, bridge building, caisson, caisson sickness

Activities

• Little Brooklyn bridge – Jigsaw Puzzle
• Secret Engineer Women’s History Month READ ALOUD STEM challenge

Books

• Brooklyn Bridge by Lynn Curlee
• How Emily saved the bridge: the story of Emily Warren Roebling and the building of the Brooklyn Bridge by Frieda Wishinsky: pictures by Natalie Nelson
• Twenty-one elephants and still standing by April Jones Prince
• Where is the Brooklyn Bridge by Megan Stine (Where is ….? series)

Videos

• Rosie Reads “Secret Engineer” 
• Secret Engineer by Rachel Dougherty | Future Energy Systems Check out activity links

Websites 

• Author Website  – Rachel Dougherty
• EngineerGirl – Emily Roebling
• Emily Warren Roebling | ASCE
• Life Story: Emily Warren Roebling – Women & the American Story

About SHaberstroh

I'm an Elementary School Librarian, with a Masters in Library and Information Science degree from Kent State University. My blog includes lesson plan ideas, activities and book resources for books featured during my library programs. Since retiring in 2017, I have chosen to feature Sibert Award books, NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books and CBC Notable Social Studies books.

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