Where Is Niagara Falls?
Paperback – Illustrated, September 15, 2015
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · September 15, 2015
While traveling through Canada in 1678, a French priest came across the most gigantic waterfalls he'd ever seen.
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- Who it’s for
- Niagara’s scale, history, and perilous stunts make for a lively mix of awe and explanation.
- Themes
- Niagara's formation and future, Daredevil stunts
- Genres
- Canada Stories, Oceans, Lakes & Water, Chapter Books
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While traveling through Canada in 1678, a French priest came across the most gigantic waterfalls he'd ever seen. Stricken with both awe and fear, he began to shake, fell to his knees, and prayed. Ever since, people from all over the world have come to explore Niagara: among them the daredevils determined to tumble down or walk across the falls on tightrope.
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Kids will get a kick reading about the hare-brained stunts and will also learn how the falls were formed and how--one day--they will disappear.
Wonder and Daring
Niagara’s scale, history, and perilous stunts make for a lively mix of awe and explanation.
Come here for
- Tightrope walkers and other daredevil feats
- A clear look at how the falls formed
Expect
- A little wonder, a little peril
- An explanation of how the falls may eventually disappear
Where it sits
| Canada Stories | 45% |
|---|---|
| Oceans, Lakes & Water | 42% |
| Chapter Books | 40% |
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Publisher categories
- U.S. Places
- Indigenous Canada
- Geography for Kids
- Authors
- Megan Stine
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- September 15, 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Niagara's formation and future · Daredevil stunts
- Reading lane
- U.S. Places