Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
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Published
Boston ; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014].
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 21 cm
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Ellinwood Libraries - Juvenile Fiction | JF ENG | Regular | On Shelf |
Frank Carlson Library - Juvenile Fiction | J Engle, Margarita | On Shelf | |
Mankato City Library | J-FIC ENGL | On Shelf |
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Published
Boston ; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2014].
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 6.8, 2 Points
Level 6.8, 2 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Fourteen-year-old Mateo and other Caribbean islanders face discrimination, segregation, and harsh working conditions when American recruiters lure them to the Panamanian rain forest in 1906 to build the great canal.
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One hundred years ago, 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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Engle, M. (2014). Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Engle, Margarita. 2014. Silver People: Voices From the Panama Canal. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Engle, Margarita. Silver People: Voices From the Panama Canal Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Engle, Margarita. Silver People: Voices From the Panama Canal Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
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