niagara falls (n.y. and ont.)

Introduces young readers to how the Falls were made and the history that surrounds them.

A poetic narrative that tells the story of Annie Taylor, a sixty-three-year-old teacher who in 1901 was the first person to make a successful plunge over the brink of Niagara Falls in a barrel.

Presents a picture book on the true story of Homan Walsh, a young man who loved to fly kites and became the first man to fly a kite across Niagra Falls and connected by kite-string the United States and Canada.

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

Describes the size, history, power, and functions of the North American waterfalls known as Niagara Falls, discussing their value as a natural resource.

Recounts the daring exploits of sixty-three-year-old Annie Edson Taylor who designed a barrel that she then used to ride over Niagara Falls for the Pan-American Exposition in 1901.

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

A brief introduction to Niagara Falls and some things to do there.

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.