FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX

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Cape Disappointment, Washington



Capedis
About This Scene
Classroom Activities
Introduce Vocabulary
Simon's Lost Belongings
A Day at the Beach
Lewis and Clark
Suggested Questions
Additional Web Resources
Related Books

Additional Web Resources:

  • Cape Disappointment Lighthouse stands on the cliff beyond the beach where Adèle and Simon are playing. For additional information and photos of the lighthouse and surrounding area, see the following Web link:

    www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=115
  • How did Cape Disappointment get its name? Check this link:

    www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5621
  • The Columbia River makes its wild entrance into the Pacific Ocean at Cape Disappointment, one of the most dangerous maritime channels in the world. Read about early exploration and how the river got its name:

    http://washingtonlink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=7602



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Illustrations and excerpts from Adèle & Simon in America by Barbara McClintock.
Copyright © 2008 by Barbara McClintock. Published in August 2008 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. All rights reserved.