Medina, Nico,  1982- <br/><br/>
Where is Alcatraz? / 
by Nico Medina ; illustrated by David Groff. 
 - 108 pages :  illusttions, map ;  21 cm. 
 - Where is...? .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Where Is Alcatraz? -- Island of the Pelicans -- Gangland -- Welcome to The Rock -- The Daily Grind -- Escape from Alcatraz -- This Rock Is Ours -- Alcatraz Now -- Timelines. 
<br/><br/> "Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison! The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial construction as a fort in the 1800s, to its most famous residents such as Al Capone and 'Machine Gun' Kelly. Where Is Alcatraz? also chronicles some of the most exciting escape attempts--even one that involved chipping through stone with spoons and constructing rafts out of raincoats!"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780399542329 (hardcover) 0399542329 (hardcover) 9780448488837 (paperback) 0448488833 (paperback) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016009275 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--History--Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Prisons--History--California--Alcatraz Island--Juvenile literature.<br/>Prisons--History--California--Alcatraz Island--Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History--Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.<br/>Juvenile works.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV9474.A4  / M43 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>365/.979461