Where is Alcatraz?
Medina, Nico 1982-
Where is Alcatraz? by Nico Medina ; illustrated by David Groff - New York Grosset & Dunlap c2016 - 108 p. ill., maps (some color, one folded) - Where Is .
Lexile : 830L
"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!"--
9780448488837 $210
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--History--Juvenile literature
Prisons--History--California--Alcatraz Island--Juvenile literature
365/.979461
Where is Alcatraz? by Nico Medina ; illustrated by David Groff - New York Grosset & Dunlap c2016 - 108 p. ill., maps (some color, one folded) - Where Is .
Lexile : 830L
"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!"--
9780448488837 $210
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--History--Juvenile literature
Prisons--History--California--Alcatraz Island--Juvenile literature
365/.979461