{"product_id":"9780702253294","title":"Silver People: A Tale from the Panama Canal","description":"Author: Engle, Margarita\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780702253294\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Queensland Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Mar 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow can such a narrow bridge of land be so important?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs the Panama Canal turns 100, Newbery Honor-winner Margarita Engle tells the story of its creation in this powerful new YA historical novel in verse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow can such a narrow \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebridge of land \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebe so important?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e One hundred years ago, the world celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal. It was a miracle. Where a mountain once stood was now a path of water connecting the world's two largest oceans. But creating a miracle is no easy task.\u003cbr\u003e For only a few coins a day, teenagers Mateo and Henry endure homesickness, backbreaking labour, ferocious heat, landslides, and disease as they dig through the mountain with little more than a shovel. Thousands around them lose their lives, while displaced souls like local herb girl Anita, and the endangered rainforest itself, do what they can to survive.\u003cbr\u003e This verse novel tells the story of one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, as only Newbery Honour-winning author Margarita Engle could tell it.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48150300229790,"sku":"UBD-9780702253294","price":16.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780702253294.jpg?v=1786963971","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780702253294","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}