| Le Navire Qui a Inaugure Le Canal de Panama * El Barco Que Estreno El Canal de Panama * the Ship That Opened the Panama Canal Contributor(s): Alvarado, Pat (Author), Fernandez-Risco, Silvia (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 9962690145 ISBN-13: 9789962690146 Publisher: Piggy Press Books OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Hardcover Language: French Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Central & South America - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 20th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 8" W x 10" (0.18 lbs) 30 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On August 15, 1914, four hundred one years since Balboa and his men cut their way through the Darien, the S.S. Ancon crossed the Isthmus of Panama from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The trip took just over nine hours and forty minutes, and she did it without a hitch. Here are the details of that historic voyage. Trilingual story in French, Spanish and English. Approved by Panama's Ministry of Education as a complementary text for use in the classroom. Embarque sur le S.S. Ancon pour la premi re travers e officielle par le Canal de Panama Conte trilingue en fran ais, espagnol et anglais. Approuv par le Minist re de l'Education de Panama. S bete al S.S. Anc n en el primer tr nsito oficial del Canal de Panam Cuento triling e en franc s, espa ol e ingl s. Aprobado por el Ministerio de Panam . Hop on board the S.S. Ancon on the first official transit of the Panama Canal Trilingual story in French, Spanish and English. Approved by Panama's Ministry of Education.
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Contributor Bio(s): Alvarado, Pat: - Patricia Veazey Alvarado grew up in Abbeville, Louisiana. She graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, with a degree in French and English. Then in a spirit of adventure she moved to the Republic of Panama to teach with the United Fruit Company. Later she received a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Oklahoma. After her 30-year teaching career, she now dedicates her time to writing bilingual children's stories and to laughing, especially at herself. Pat resides in Panama with her husband.Fernandez-Risco, Silvia: - Silvia Fernandez-Risco is Mexican, but she moved to Panama with her husband in 2000. Though at first she missed the tacos and quesadillas, she quickly adapted to the country. She loves to write and design books. |