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Jun 30, 2016PimaLib_JeanSC rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Annie Edson Taylor is a good role model for today's young girls. She dreamed of an adventure that would make her rich and famous. Didn't quite work out that way, but still she remains the only single woman to survive going over the falls…
Jul 21, 2014
Chris Van Allsburg, the Caldecott-winning author and illustrator of The Polar Express and Jumanji, tells the "unromantic and bittersweet" (Publishers Weekly) story of Annie Edson Taylor, the first and only woman ever to go solo over…
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Nov 19, 2012ELIZABETH RAMSEY BIRD rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I’ve always loved Van Allsburg’s magical realism fantasies, but this new venture into reality itself is so appealing that I can only hope that he continues in this vein for some time. A book that honors its subject and grants her…
Jan 27, 2012musicv rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoy this book. I remember reading about Mrs. Taylor before. The story and pictures made me think about reading a biography about her.
Dec 17, 2011lms rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
History that can't be repeated - over the Falls in a barrel. On the 2011 Goodreads picture book list
jazs
Nov 29, 2011
NYTimes Notable Children's book for 2011
Apr 21, 2011
Classic "Chris Van Allsburg"! A great history lesson