
Silver People: Voices From The Panama Canal
One hundred years ago, 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 coin...
Age Range: 12 and up
Grade Level: 7 - 9
Lexile Measure: 1310
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; ISBN 978-0-544-10941-4 edition (March 25, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0544109414
ISBN-13: 978-0544109414
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8 inches
Amazon Rank: 842436
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“Very interesting and well done chapter book about building the Panama Canal- taken from the point of view of those who did the actual work. I enjoyed it and will give a copy to my great grandson who loves history....”
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.
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