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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Pascal, Janet B.     Subjects     Canals -- Panama -- Design and construction -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Panama Canal (Panama) -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Canal Zone -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Pascal, Janet B.       by title:      What is the Panama C...       by call number:      972.875 P278w     Search the Web     Pascal, Janet B.     Canals -- Panama -- Design and construction -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Panama Canal (Panama) -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Canal Zone -- History -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

What is the Panama Canal? / by Janet B. Pascal ; illustrated by Tim Foley. by Pascal, Janet B. Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), c2014. Call #: 972.875 P278w Subjects Canals -- Panama -- Design and construction -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Panama Canal (Panama) -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Canal Zone -- History -- Juvenile literature. Series What is--?   What is? (Who HQ) ISBN:  9780606356886 (hbk.) 0606356886 (hbk.) 9780448478999 (pbk.) 0448478994 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Panama Canal? Description:  108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. Notes:  "WHOHQ"--Spine. "Who HQ. Your headquarters for history. Who? What? Where?"--Back cover. "An Official WhoHQ Book"--Cover. "16 pages of photos inside!" -- Cover. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (page 108). Contents:  What is the Panama Canal? -- From the Atlantic to the Pacific -- A railroad built on corpses -- A canal? -- The French try their hand -- The United States steps in -- War! -- Killing mosquitoes -- A man with a plan -- Finishing the job -- Success! -- The Canal today. 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! Other authors:  Foley, Tim, 1962- Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Bedford Public Library Children's Nonfiction 972.875 P278w Childrens Books Checked out Jul 18, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Captain William Spry Public Library Children's Nonfiction 972.875 P278w Childrens Books Shelving Cart   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Children's Nonfiction 972.875 P278w Childrens Books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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