Host Kathleen Stephenson speaks with the founder of the Between the Covers program, Sharon Wood Wortman, about The Big & Awesome Bridges of Portland & Vancouver—A Book for Young Readers and Their Teachers. Follow the link below to listen to the interview online: http://kboo.fm/sharonwoodwortmanonthebigawesomebridgeso or download an mp3 of the inerview here: http://kboo.fm/sites/default/files/episodeaudio/the-big-and-awesome-book.mp3 Air date: 5/7/2015 #radio #i

The Portland Tribune's Jennifer Anderson writes, "There are a lot of books about Portland’s bridges — the city’s most visible defining feature. But how many of them lay flat on a desk when opened, with pictures and maps that pop off the page, the front and back reinforced to last as long as a steel bridge?" Read the full article here. #article #bigawesomebook

Big & Awesome Bridges book featured and The Bridge Lady performs “BridgeStories—A Storytelling Slide Show” at Lincoln Elementary School, 4200 Daniels, Vancouver, WA 98660, 6-8 PM, as part of the school’s Family Literacy Night. FREE. #events #bridgestories #schools