niagara falls (n.y. and ont.)

One of the best-known waterfalls on Earth is right here in North America! Niagara Falls is found between the U.S. state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario on the Niagara River. While it's not the highest waterfall in the world, Niagara Falls is so majestic partly because of the sheer volume of water that falls over its height. In this book, readers learn about the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls and how they formed. Amazing full-color photographs may inspire trips to this natural wonder in readers of all ages.

People from all over the world come to explore Niagara: among them the daredevils determined to tumble down or walk across the falls on tightrope. Learn about the hare-brained stunts and how the falls were formed and how--one day--they will disappear.

Contains captioned, archival photographs that provide insights into the history of Niagara Falls, New York, from the 1860s to the mid-1960s.

Provides information about Niagara Falls, discussing how the Falls were formed, efforts to preserve the Falls and surrounding area, and the harnessing of the Falls for power.

A picture book biography of Jean-Francois Gravelet, known as The Great Blondin, who walked across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

When a young Seneca girl saves her people in the conflict between the horned viper and the thunder god, it results in the formation of Niagara Falls.

Relates the story of Homan Walsh, a fifteen-year-old boy who in 1847 successfully flew a kite over the Niagara River from Canada to the United States, enabling work to begin on a suspension bridge over Niagara Falls.

While sightseeing in Niagara Falls, the Boxcar children investigate a rash of souvenir store thefts.

Christina and Grant, while on a trip with their grandparents to Niagara Falls, discover mysterious barrels tumbling down from the falls.