02270cam a2200505 i 4500 429295573 TxAuBib 20200706120000.0 140502s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014017363 9780448478999 0448478994 TxAuBib rda Pascal, Janet B. What is the Panama Canal?. New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), 2014. 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who HQ What was-- Includes bibliographical references (page 108). Hat is the Panama Canal? -- From the Atlantic to the Pacific -- A railroad built on corpses -- A canal? -- The French try their hand -- The United States steps in -- War! -- Killing mosquitoes -- A man with a plan -- Finishing the job -- Success! -- The Canal today. "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 worlds most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!"--Amazon.com. Accelerated Reader MG 5.9 1. 20200706. Canals Panama Design and construction History Juvenile literature. Nonfiction. Panama Canal (Panama) History Juvenile literature. Panama Canal (Panama) History. Canal Zone History Juvenile literature. Canal Zone History. Canal Zone History. Canal Zone History. Canal Zone. Panama. Panama Panama Canal. Literature. History. Juvenile works. Foley, Tim, illustrator. Who HQ. What was--