Growing Up in the Shadow of Alcatraz
Childhood on a Prison Island
Published on 1. January 2025
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-6690-8862-2 (ISBN)
Description
Readers will explore the unique daily life of children who grew up on Alcatraz Island, highlighting little-known aspects of life on the island and the people who lived there.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Reading Age: From 8 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Library binding
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 206 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6690-8862-2 (9781669088622)
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Person
Emma Bland Smith is the award-winning author of thirteen books for children. Her first book, Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West, won Bank Street College's Cook Prize and Northland College's SONWA award. Emma is a librarian and lives in San Francisco with her husband, two kids, dog, and cat. Emma finds inspiration in the beautiful world around her, and believes that one of the best things about being an author is getting to visit wonderful places--and then craft stories about them. Visit her online at emmabsmith.com and on Twitter at @emmablandsmith.