Queen of the Falls, Hardcover
Descriere
She could remember standing in a park near the falls, hypnotized by the sight and sound, and holding her father s hand as they took a walk that would lead them closer. That s what everyone wonders when they see Niagara . . . How close will their courage let them get to it? At the turn of the nineteenth century, a retired sixty-two-year-old charm school instructor named Annie Edson Taylor, seeking fame and fortune, decided to do something that no one in the world had ever done before she would go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel. Come meet the Queen of the Falls and witness with your own eyes her daring ride""
Despre autor
Chris Van Allsburg este un scriitor și ilustrator american de cărți pentru copii. A câștigat două medalii Caldecott pentru ilustrația cărților ilustrate din SUA, pentru Jumanji (1981) și The Polar Express (1985), ambele pe care le-a scris, și care au fost mai târziu adaptate ca filme de succes.
