Awards: N/A
Author/Illustrator Website: http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/flash.html
Media Used:Various (charcoal, colored pencils etc)
Annotation: This is the little known story of a retired school teacher who sought fame and fortune by building a barrel that would see her safely over Niagara Falls. She survives, but is not successful in making her fortune.
Personal Reaction: I found this story fascinating. Personally, I think the lady was crazy to have attempted this in the first place, but she was incredibly brave, and obviously very smart in order to have successfully designed such a barrel. It is a shame that people took advantage of her in order to make their own fortune, but that is often the way of life. Older children and teens will find this book very interesting, as it is the story of someone they never thought to learn of.
Published in 2010/2011
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