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 world's most famous shortcut- the Panama Canal!
By:
Janet B. Pascal, Who HQ Illustrated by:
Tim Foley Imprint: G P Putnam's Sons Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 194mm,
Width: 137mm,
Spine: 7mm
Weight: 145g ISBN:9780448478999 ISBN 10: 0448478994 Series:What Was? Pages: 112 Publication Date:17 July 2014 Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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English as a second language
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Janet Pascal is an Executive Production Editor at Viking Children's Books and the author of Who Was Dr. Seuss?,Who Was Maurice Sendak?,and Who Was Abraham Lincoln? She lives in New York City.