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Pascal, Janet B.

Summary: "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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) 2014

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHE BASKET

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Places What

Benoit, Peter

Summary: This book will tell you why people wanted the Panama Canal to be built and what difficulties were faced in the construction of the canal.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 972.875 BEN

Henríquez, Cristina

17 holds on 7 copies

Summary: "A novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, following the intersecting lives of the local families fighting to protect their homeland, the West Indian laborers recruited to dig the waterway, and the white Americans who gained profit and glory for themselves"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2024

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HEN

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HEN

Henríquez, Cristina

Summary: "A novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, following the intersecting lives of the local families fighting to protect their homeland, the West Indian laborers recruited to dig the waterway, and the white Americans who gained profit and glory for themselves"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 0000

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Book Club Kit, Call number: BOOK CLUB KIT FIC HEN

Rajan, Rekha S.

Summary: "This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha S. Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022

Sorry, no copies available

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Casilla, Robert

Summary: "This bilingual picture book for kids recalls Major League Baseball pitcher Mariano Rivera's childhood in Panama, his fascination with playing ball-even if he had to make his glove out of cardboard-and his eventual signing with the New York Yankees, where he helped win five World Series"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Piñata Books/Arte Público Press 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB 468 CAS Spanish/English

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