TY - BOOK AU - Medina,Nico AU - Groff,David TI - Where is Alcatraz? T2 - Where is...? SN - 9780448488837 AV - HV9474.A4 M43 2016 U1 - 365 MED 23 PY - 2016///] CY - New York PB - Grosset & Dunlap KW - United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California KW - History KW - Juvenile literature KW - Prisons KW - Alcatraz Island (Calif.) N1 - 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; 5.2; 3-6; 830L; Lexile; X; Fountas N2 - 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." ER -