Incident at the Panama Canal

By Giselle Fuerte

This early reader chapter book series follows a multiracial, AfroLatinx family as they navigate the small and large adventures of life in Latin America

Jahi is overjoyed to add his remote control Panama Canal train set to the family's D a de los Muertos display. But when he faces a malfunction, his spirits sink.

When a possible catastrophe looms at the Panama Canal, Jahi's great-grandfather must find a way to solve the problem, and fast Will Jahi learn not to give up from his bisabuelo-the first AfroPanamanian Canal train conductor?

With Spanish sprinkled in, join Jahi as he learns about the Panama Canal, the real-life train conductor, Alfred Springer, and about persevering. Nunca te des por vencido Never give up

Target Age: 5-9]

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578808218
• ISBN13: 9780578808215
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Real Life Bricks
• Length: 54 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4