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Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"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"--
Author
Publisher
Tor
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The lives and fates of three civilizations separated in time become intertwined as the forces behind an indestructible and massive canal 2,000 miles long and spanning the mid-continent of Earth react to a plot to overthrow the world government, and three teams of scientists find their lives changed beyond belief.
4) Canals
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Heinemann Library
Language
English
Description
A look at canals and how they work.
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Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Language
English
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.
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Publisher
Nomad Press
Language
English
Description
"Canals and Dams! With 25 Science Projects for Kids invites kids ages 7 though 10 to investigate the waterways that help the world run! Through fun facts and engaging content, readers explore record-breaking structures such as the Panama Canal and Hoover Dam. They also learn about the physics that make canals and dams work! Elementary-aged kids discover how hundreds of years of innovation created the canals and dams we know today and how this technology...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Polina Panova's "prince" moves out of their Venice, California, house, two ducks that live on the canals but believe themselves to be French try to help Polina, a designer of magical dresses of thread, silk, velvet, grass, and pieces of night sky, by giving her something to make her stop being sad.
12) The Panama Canal
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Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Description
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.
13) Canales
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Crabtree Publishing Company
Language
Español
Description
"In this book, young readers will discover how and why canals are made. Using full-page photographs, simple sentences, and relevant sight words, early readers will enjoy learning about canals while practicing their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension"--
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