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The story of Annie Edson Taylor, who in 1901 decided to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
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Queen of the Falls
2011, Houghton Mifflin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Hardcover
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0547315813 9780547315812
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Queen of the Falls
2011, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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054777513X 9780547775135
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Queen of the Falls
2011, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
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Translation of: Queen of the Falls.
In French.
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GR 3-5. Be transported back to 1901 and meet Annie Edson Taylor. When her charm school closes Annie needs to find a way to earn money. She has a great idea after reading a newspaper article about the throngs that go to Niagara Falls each summer. With determination of steel, this 62-year old lady sets out to design and build a barrel, in which she’ll plunge over Niagara Falls, thus realizing her dream of becoming rich and famous.
Queen of the Falls is based on true events. Annie Edson Taylor was the first person to ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel, and the only woman to take on this task solo. The reader is caught up in the drama, just like those crowds of bygone years, wondering, “Is Annie is going to survive the fall?” She does survive, but her naiveté cost her part of her dream.
In true Van Allsburg style, the sepia-style illustrations enable the reader to visually be carried back to the early 1900’s. The emotion of this historic event is captured not only verbally, but also in the facial expressions rendered by Van Allsburg. This author/illustrator’s former works are fantastical and surreal in nature, yet this book attests to his talent in other genres as well.
From this book, students can take away the lesson that everyone has dreams, ambitions and goals…even little old ladies.
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