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1) Panama Canal
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers the science and engineering behind the Panama Canal. Includes infographics, an activity, glossary, and index"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the worlds most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!"--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Tells the story of how the Panama Canal was built, describing the project's backgound and the people who were involved. Follows the progress of the construction, detailing the engineering achievements and the experiences of the thousands of workers who labored on the ten-year project, and takes a look at the canal today.