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Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
SKU
009093
ISBN
9780544668706
Grade 7-AD
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Description
Have teens studying modern American history? This unique book ushers you back to the building of the Panama Canal—bringing it to life with a unique “behind the scenes” look. Written as a collection of poems echoing voices you’ve not heard before speaking about this modern “engineering miracle” which joined 2 oceans together. Insightful! Note: This book is used in the Beautiful Feet Books World Geography and Ecology curriculum for Grades 7-9.
Publisher's Description of Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
In 1914, the world celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal,
which connected the world’s two largest oceans and signaled America’s
emergence as a global superpower. It was a miracle, this path of water
where a mountain had stood—and creating a miracle is no easy thing.
Thousands lost their lives, and those who survived worked under the
harshest conditions for only a few silver coins a day.
From the young "silver people" whose back-breaking labor built the Canal to the denizens of the endangered rainforest itself, this is the story of one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, as only Newbery Honor-winning author Margarita Engle could tell it.
From the young "silver people" whose back-breaking labor built the Canal to the denizens of the endangered rainforest itself, this is the story of one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, as only Newbery Honor-winning author Margarita Engle could tell it.
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| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 7-AD |
| Brand: | HarperCollins |
| Author: | Margarita Engle |
| ISBN: | 9780544668706 |
| Length in Inches: | 8 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.45 |
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