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The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal
Contributor(s): Harness, Cheryl (Illustrator), Harness, Cheryl (Author)

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ISBN: 0689825846     ISBN-13: 9780689825842
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1999
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Annotation: "Impossible!" At first folks didn't believe that the Erie Canal would ever be built. But when it was completed in 1825, people proclaimed it, "Amazing!" Cheryl Harness celebrates America's first superhighway using "words, maps, and pictures to explain the history and commerce of the canal. . . . Full of action and details of human drama, many of the colorful double-page spreads show scenes of jubilation. . . . An upbeat introduction."--"Booklist." Full color.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Technology - Inventions
- Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Boats, Ships, & Underwater Craft
Dewey: 386.480
LCCN: 94011114
Age Level: 6-9
Grade Level: 1-4
Lexile Measure: 1050 AD (Adult Directed Text)
Guided Reading: S (Grade 4)
Series: Aladdin Picture Books
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.22" W x 10.16" L (0.30 lbs) 32 pages
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
Review Citations: Ingram Advance 06/01/1999 pg. 41
Ingram Children's Advance 06/01/1999 pg. 26
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 11751
Reading Level: 6.0   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:
IMPOSSIBLE
When De Witt Clinton, a young politician, first dreams of building a canal to connect the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, folks don't believe such a thing can be done. But eight long years after the first shovelful of earth is dug, Clinton realizes his vision at last. The longest uninterrupted canal in history has been built, and it is now possible to travel by water from the American prairie all the way to Europe
Join Cheryl Harness on a fascinating and fun-filled trip as she depicts the amazing construction and workings of the Erie Canal. From the groundbreaking ceremony on the Fourth of July in 1817 to a triumphant journey down America's first superhighway, it's a trip you definitely don't want to miss.

Contributor Bio(s): Harness, Cheryl: - Cheryl Harness lives in Independence, Missouri. As an author and illustrator, she is known for her engaging approach to history, seen in such books as Our Colonial Year; Mary Walker Wears the Pants; Young Abe Lincoln; George Washington; Spymaster; Three Young Pilgrims, Ghosts of the White House; and Remember the Ladies.
 
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