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Title
The kite that bridged two nations : Homan Walsh and the first Niagara suspension bridge / Alexis O'Neill ; illustrated by Terry Widener.
Imprint
Honesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, [2013]
Meadowlark Fiction
F ONE
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Available
Edition
1st ed.
Description
{40} p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Indexed In:
School Library Journal, October 2013
Booklist, September 2013
Kirkus Review, August 2013
Summary
Young Homan Walsh loves flying his kite and enters a contest to fly the kite with a line attached all the way across the Niagara River to help build the first suspension bridge between Canada and the United States.
Audience
4.6.
3-6 Follett Library Resources.
Study Program
Accelerated Reader AR LG RL 3.8 0.5 LARK
Subject
Walsh, Homan J., 1831-1899 -- Fiction.
Kites -- Fiction.
Bridges -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Genre/Form
Historical fiction.
Picture books for children.
Added Author
Widener, Terry, illustrator.
Added Title
Kite that bridged 2 nations
Homan Walsh and the first Niagara suspension bridge
ISBN
1590789385