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The Day Niagara Falls Stopped Running: A 15-Minute Strange But True Tale
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It happened on March 29, 1848. The people of the town of Niagara Falls awoke to a near deafening silence.
The silence wasn’t complete. They could hear a few birds twittering in the trees overhead. There were a few dogs barking. But otherwise there was silence.
This was strange because the people of Niagara Falls lived their entire lives with the roar of the falls. It was the background for everything they did. In fact, for most of them, it was their livelihood.
But on this morning, the falls appeared to have stopped.
Find out what happened in this strange but true tale of the day Niagara Falls went dry.
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Caitlind L. Alexander
Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It happened again last winter!
This book uses original photos taken at the time of the first freezing, so you can see what it really looked like. It also tells you how and why the river and Falls froze. It's a very interesting and well thought out book, showing kids how powerful Nature can be.
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