Niagara Falls: Nature's Wonder [Hardcover]

Leonard Everett Fisher (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Introduces the history and lore of Niagara Falls.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6?A disappointing gathering of genuinely interesting details. The text is unbalanced and disorganized, and the brief index does not give readers much guidance in locating information. Fisher tells of the daredevil men and women who have challenged the falls, discusses the controversy over the Seneca legend, and describes the power plant that harnesses Niagara's energy. The text is not presented chronologically and information jumps from an event in 1995 to a moment in history in 1805 in the following paragraph. The book ends abruptly, summing up years of history, legend, and intrigue in two short paragraphs. The facts, myths, and episodes mentioned are indeed exciting; however, the fuzzy black-and-white photographs and reproductions, unexciting text, and frustrating layout make this a book that falls short of portraying the beauty and magic of a natural wonder.?Olga Kuharets, University City Regional Library, Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, NC
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

Gr. 7^-9. Despite the subtitle, this book focuses on Niagara Falls more as a cultural and historical institution than as a natural phenomenon. It begins with the European discovery of the Falls in 1678 by Father Louis Hennepin. The Native American experience of the Falls is discussed briefly, as is their geologic origins. Most of the book is devoted to the Falls' emergence in the last two centuries as an attraction for sightseers and daredevils. Among the topics covered are the Maid of the Mist ferry, the construction of suspension bridges over the Niagara River, the impact of the Falls on painters and writers, and the persistent attempts to conquer them via tightrope, raft, and barrel. The many black-and-white illustrations include nineteenth-century paintings, engravings, and broadsides as well as nineteenth-and twentieth-century photographs. Leone McDermott

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 63 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House; 1st edition (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823412407
• ISBN-13: 978-0823412402
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,500,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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