The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal
ISBN-10
1538248824
ISBN-13
9781538248829
Series
The Panama Canal
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
32
Language
English
Published
2019-12-15
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Author
Marie Roesser

Description

The Panama Canal is only about 40 miles long, but this narrow channel connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It saves ocean vessels from going around South America, which would otherwise be a 9,000-mile journey. Readers will learn about the canal's creation, how the United States became involved, and about the 40,000 people who worked on it over 10 years. They'll especially appreciate the amazing photographs of construction from the early 1900s as well as fact boxes that delve more deeply into the details of how the canal functions.

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