Panama

by Charles J. Shields

Book Overview

This narrow strip of land - only 30 miles (48 km) wide at its narrowest point, and rarely wider than 75 miles (121 km) at any spot - contains one of the world's great engineering marvels: the Panama Canal, known to the world as "the path between the seas." Fees paid by the ships that pass through the canal make up a large part of Panama's economy. Panama's government has historically been democratic, holding fair elections for leaders, although corruption...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1422232921
• ISBN13: 9781422232927
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Mason Crest Publishers
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 9