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Author
Series
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
226 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Moose has his hands full during the summer of 1936 watching his autistic sister, Natalie, and the warden's daughter, Piper, and trying to get on a baseball team by proving he knows Al Capone.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Moose Flanagan, who lives on Alcatraz along with his family and the families of the other prison guards, is frightened when he discovers that noted gangster Al Capone, a prisoner there, wants a favor in return for the help that he secretly gave Moose.
5) Alcatraz
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
24 pages : colored illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about Alcatraz. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Momentum, The Child's World
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
850L
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from Alcatraz. This notorious island prison was home to hundreds of inmates, dozens of whom risked their lives to escape captivity.
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
1200L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
The Muckrakers discusses how in the early 1900s, Ida Tarbell and other investigative journalists brought about change by exposing the illegal tactics and unethical practices of corporations. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
890L
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Leads readers through the story of the 1962 Alcatraz Escape and posits what may have happened to the escapees"--
"What's more exciting than a prison break? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and have never been caught. Many authorities are certain they died crossing the San Francisco bay. Relatives think they made it to Brazil. The theories of what happened to them are endless. Find out the facts from people...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
246 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"On November 20, 1969, a group of 89 Native Americans-most of them young activists in their twenties, led by Richard Oakes, LaNada Means, and others-crossed San Francisco Bay under the cover of darkness. They called themselves the "Indians of All Tribes." Their objective was to occupy the abandoned prison on Alcatraz Island ("The Rock"), a mile and a half across the treacherous waters. Under the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie between the U.S. and the...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Alcatraz Island is one of the most infamous places in American history. The maximum-security prison on the "Rock," once home to criminals like Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly, has long since captured our country's imagination. But what few people realize is that Alcatraz was not only home to criminals--it was home to many children, too! Over the years, the island has been home to the children of Native Americans, lighthouse keepers, military soldiers,...
Author
Series
Unsolved case files volume 2
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
CASE NO. 002: THE ROCK. June 12, 1962. SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 7:18 A.M. A corrections officer at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary tries to awaken inmate AZ-1441, Frank Morris. But when he shakes the unresponsive man, his head rolls off the pillow and crashes to the floor! Soon the guards realize that Morris and two other inmates, brothers John and Clarence Anglin, had done the seemingly impossible: escaped from the notorious island prison. This...