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Where is Alcatraz? / by Nico Medina ; illustrated by David Groff.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Where is...?Description: 108 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780448488837 (paperback)
  • 9780399542329 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 365 MED 23
LOC classification:
  • HV9474.A4 M43 2016
Online resources: Scope and content: "Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison! The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial construction as a fort in the 1800s, to its most famous residents such as Al Capone and 'Machine Gun' Kelly. Where Is Alcatraz? also chronicles some of the most exciting escape attempts--even one that involved chipping through stone with spoons and constructing rafts out of raincoats!"--
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Children's Room G- Nonfiction (Juvenile) 365 MED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4006369
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363.738 RHU Saving earth : climate change and the fight for our future / 363.738 SOO To change a planet / 364.164 ADK What If You Met a Pirate? 365 MED Where is Alcatraz? / 370 BIA One-Room School 370.19 KAL A one-room school 370.9 KAL Early schools

Includes bibliographical references (page 108)

"Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison! The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial construction as a fort in the 1800s, to its most famous residents such as Al Capone and 'Machine Gun' Kelly. Where Is Alcatraz? also chronicles some of the most exciting escape attempts--even one that involved chipping through stone with spoons and constructing rafts out of raincoats!"--

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