The St. Lawrence: River Route to the Great Lakes

by Lynn Peppas

Book Overview

The St. Lawrence River forms part of the boundary between Canada and the United States and connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. This informative book follows this important commercial waterway across the provinces of Ontario and Quebec to where it reaches the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Once a main route of the fur and timber trades, the St. Lawrence Seaway today - a system of canals, dams, and locks - lets seagoing ships travel all the way...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778774473
• ISBN13: 9780778774471
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8