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Great Lakes Shipwrecks

by Melissa Raé Shofner
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The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth and have always been important channels of shipping and trade. Though they are lakes, their waters have proven to be as challenging as the oceans. That's why there are more than 6,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes! This captivating book relates the stories of some of these wrecks, including the Edmund Fitzgerald, Argo, and Lady Elgin, their survivors, and the not-so-lucky. It also explains how wrecks are found and what happens after their discovery. Amazing photographs and sidebar information will provoke readers' imaginations about these undersea artifacts.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Hidden History

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 21, 2019

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781482458015

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 6.3
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 5

  • Reviews

    • School Library Journal

      April 1, 2017
      Gr 3-5-Each title is designed to resemble an archaeological field book. Some text appears on what looks like paper torn from a spiral notebook, and most illustrations are placed slightly aslant, as if they were pasted on in a hurry. The content focuses mainly on how tangible, physical objects and places became part of a larger historical narrative. For instance, Depots of the Underground Railroad goes beyond describing the Underground Railroad as a group of nonspecific places where people stopped for help after they escaped from slavery-it examines the roles of specific stops, such as the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn. In Slavery at Mount Vernon, there is an account discussing how archaeological digs around the slave quarters at Mount Vernon yielded bones of dozens of kinds of animals, thereby shedding light on how slaves supplemented their meager rations. VERDICT Riveting from start to finish and bound to be a favorite among upper elementary schoolers.Middle to High School

      Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:6.3
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:5

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