Silver People

Voices from the Panama Canal

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Margarita Engle

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In 1914, the world celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal, which connected the world's two largest oceans and signaled America's emergence as a global superpower. It was a miracle, this path of water where a mountain had stood--and creating a miracle is no easy thing. Thousands lost their lives, and those who survived worked under the harshest conditions for only a few silver coins a day. From the young "silver people" whose back-breaking labor built the Canal to the denizens of the endangered rainforest itself, this is the story of one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, as only Newbery Honor-winning author Margarita Engle could tell it.

Author Biography:

Margarita Engle is a Cuban American poet and novelist. Her books include The Surrender Tree, a Newbery Honor, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and the Pura Belpr� Award winner; The Poet Slave of Cuba, winner of the Pura Belpr� Award; The Wild Book; and The Lightning Dreamer. She lives in Northern California. Visit her website at www.margaritaengle.com.

Release date Australia

March 29th, 2016

Author

Margarita Engle

Audience

Teenage / Young Adult

Interest Age

From 12 years

Pages

272

Dimensions

137x203x23

ISBN-13

9780544668706

Product ID

24148264

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