Where is Alcatraz? /
Medina, Nico, 1982-
Where is Alcatraz? / by Nico Medina ; illustrated by David Groff. - 108 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 21 cm. - Where is...? .
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Where Is Alcatraz? -- Island of the Pelicans -- Gangland -- Welcome to The Rock -- The Daily Grind -- Escape from Alcatraz -- This Rock Is Ours -- Alcatraz Now -- Timelines.
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."
5.2 3-6 830L Lexile X Fountas
9780448488837 9780399542329 9781518119545 0448488833 0399542329 1518119549 9781338137224
2016009275
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--History--Juvenile literature.
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--History.
Prisons--History.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History--Juvenile literature.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History.
HV9474.A4 / M43 2016
365 MED
Where is Alcatraz? / by Nico Medina ; illustrated by David Groff. - 108 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 21 cm. - Where is...? .
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Where Is Alcatraz? -- Island of the Pelicans -- Gangland -- Welcome to The Rock -- The Daily Grind -- Escape from Alcatraz -- This Rock Is Ours -- Alcatraz Now -- Timelines.
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."
5.2 3-6 830L Lexile X Fountas
9780448488837 9780399542329 9781518119545 0448488833 0399542329 1518119549 9781338137224
2016009275
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--History--Juvenile literature.
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--History.
Prisons--History.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History--Juvenile literature.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History.
HV9474.A4 / M43 2016
365 MED