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Queen of the Falls
Contributor(s): Van Allsburg, Chris (Author), Van Allsburg, Chris (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0547315813 ISBN-13: 9780547315812
Publisher: Clarion Books

OUR PRICE: $18.04

Binding Type: Library Binding - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2011

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2010006780

Age Level: 6-9

Grade Level: 1-4

Lexile Measure: 1060(Not Available)

Guided Reading: R (Grade 4)

Physical Information: 0.46" H x 8.51" W x 11.78" L (0.98 lbs) 40 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Awards: California Young Reader Medal, Winner, Picture Bk/Older Reader, 2014

Review Citations: Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2011 pg. 144
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2011 pg. 425
School Library Journal 03/01/2011 pg. 145
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2011 - Book Of Special Distinction
Booklist 01/01/2011 pg. 82
Publishers Weekly 01/24/2011
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/04/2011 pg. 33

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 143316
Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
She could remember standing in a park near the falls, hypnotized by the sight and sound, and holding her father's hand as they took a walk that would lead them closer.

That's what everyone wonders when they see Niagara . . . How close will their courage let them get to it?

At the turn of the nineteenth century, a retired sixty-two-year-old charm school instructor named Annie Edson Taylor, seeking fame and fortune, decided to do something that no one in the world had ever done before--she would go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel.

Come meet the Queen of the Falls and witness with your own eyes her daring ride

Contributor Bio(s): Van Allsburg, Chris: -

Chris Van Allsburg is the winner of two Caldecott Medals, for Jumanji and The Polar Express, as well as the recipient of a Caldecott Honor Book for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. The author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children, he has also been awarded the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children's literature. In 1982, Jumanji was nominated for a National Book Award and in 1996, it was made into a popular feature film. Chris Van Allsburg is a former instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design. Visit him at chrisvanallsburg.com.

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