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What is the panama canal? [electronic resource]. Janet B Pascal.

Pascal, Janet B. (Author).

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 world’s most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!

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  • Physical Description: 1 online resource

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Target Audience Note:
Text Difficulty 4
MG/Middle grades (4th-8th)
5.9 ATOS Level
Reproduction Note:
Electronic reproduction. New York: Penguin Workshop, 2014. Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subject:
Juvenile Nonfiction.
History.
Technology.

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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 world’s most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!