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Cape Hatteras Light: The Tallest Lighthouse in the United States

AUTHOR Weintraub, Aileen
PUBLISHER PowerKids Press (08/01/2003)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Library Binding)

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We call it the Grand Lady of Lighthouses because of its height. Today this famous symbol of North Carolina stands 2,900 feet from its original 1870 location. Waves threatened to wash away the sand at its base, so it was moved farther in from the shore.
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ISBN-13: 9780823961689
ISBN-10: 0823961680
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 24
Carton Quantity: 0
Product Dimensions: 9.20 x 0.30 x 9.24 inches
Weight: 0.80 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Ikids
Country of Origin: US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - State & Local
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Guided Reading Level: Grade 2
Dewey Decimal: 387.155
Library of Congress Control Number: 2001003898
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We call it the Grand Lady of Lighthouses because of its height. Today this famous symbol of North Carolina stands 2,900 feet from its original 1870 location. Waves threatened to wash away the sand at its base, so it was moved farther in from the shore.
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Author: Weintraub, Aileen
Weintraub is a freelance author and editor living in the Hudson Valley of upstate New York. She has published over 30 young adult and children's books.
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