{"product_id":"queen-of-the-falls-library-binding","title":"Queen of the Falls - Library Binding","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Van Allsburg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Van Allsburg\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCome meet the Queen of the Falls and witness with your own eyes her daring ride! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the nineteenth century, a retired sixty-two-year-old charm school instructor named Annie Edson Taylor, seeking fame and fortune, decided to do something that no one in the world had ever done before--she would go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe could remember standing in a park near the falls, hypnotized by the sight and sound, and holding her father's hand as they took a walk that would lead them closer. That's what everyone wonders when they see Niagara . . . How close will their courage let them get to it?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gorgeous, imaginative picture book is from two-time Caldecott winner Chris Van Allsburg, creator of \u003cem\u003eJumanji\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Polar\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eExpress.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Van Allsburg\u003c\/b\u003e has won two Caldecott Medals, for \u003ci\u003eJumanji \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Polar Express\u003c\/i\u003e, a Caldecott Honor for \u003ci\u003eThe Garden of Abdul Gasazi\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Regina Medal for lifetime achievement in children's literature. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two children. He has never gone over Niagara Falls in a barrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 11.78 x 8.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e California Young Reader Medal (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Queen of the Falls\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687994265663,"sku":"9780547315812","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f55936f4325ddc0439df74b1a6404ced.webp?v=1764980507","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/queen-of-the-falls-library-binding","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}