Title |
World's scariest prisons / Emma Carlson Berne. |
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Publication Info. |
New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2014] |
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©2014 |
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Description |
108 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 23 cm |
Contents |
The Roman Colosseum -- Fleet Prison -- The Tower of London -- The Bastille -- Elmina Castle -- Carandiru Penitentiary -- Robben Island -- Public Gaol -- Livingston's Sugar House -- Burlington County Prison -- Eastern State Penitentiary -- Devil's Island -- Fremantle Prison -- Ohio State Reformatory -- Squirrel Cage Jail -- Kolyma Gulag Camp -- Alcatraz -- Hoa Lo Prison -- Attica -- Sing Sing. |
Summary |
Examines twenty prisons from around the world and includes descriptions of living conditions, information on famous prisoners, and facts about when the prisons were in operation and what types of prisoners were held at each facility. |
Audience |
1100L Lexile |
Note |
1100L Lexile |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 7.6 2 169504 |
Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 7.6 2 169504 |
Subject |
Prisons -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Imprisonment -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Prisoners -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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ISBN |
9780545680233 (paperback) |
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0545680239 (paperback) |
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9780606360425 |
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0606360425 |
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