This is an enchanting little beauty of a book. Lovely line drawing-style illustrations in a dreamy black-white-and-blue color scheme whisk you away to fifty bridges around the globe. From the Charles Bridge in Prague (whose stone statues are said to come to life at night to protect babies) to the Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado (the highest bridge in the USA, which sways and vibrates when traveled upon and boasts an amusement park at both of its ends) to the Moon Bridge in Taipei, China (designed to cast a perfect mirror image of itself on the water below), each of the fifty structures has a unique story to tell. (CH)