BOOK

Date1996

Object numberHF.2022.12.1a-c

DescriptionA soft covered book titled “The Bridge from A-Z Linking PEI & NB, Canada”. The front cover (A) shows a cat stretched out across water with its front paws reaching out to two supports. On the cat’s back is a green car with a seated, red-headed driver waving. A large boat passes underneath the cat and an assortment of animals are held on a crane to the left of the cat. The back cover is blue. In the top right corner is a label with a bar code marked with black marker. In the center is a synopsis of the story. Below are two paragraphs, one for the author and one for the illustrator with a photo of each positioned to the left. In the bottom right corner is a circular label with “$9.95 Canadian” in the center. The pages of the book (B) consists of 12 pages with coloured illustrations and are held together by two staples along the inner spine. The first page has the title, author, illustrator and story editor listed as well as the printer and publisher’s information. A lined library index card with one stamp (C) is inside the envelope adhered to the inside back cover. A label with the author's name, the book title, the relevant Dewey Decimal classification information is adhered along the top.

Narrative

Written by Kathy Creaghan Gray, “The Bridge From A-Z” provides fun information on the technology used in the pre-construction, construction, and post-construction of the Confederation Bridge. Linking New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island, Canada, the Confederation Bridge opened in 1997.