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K-3On My Own series.
Illustrated by
Ralph Ramstad.
Published spring 1998. Based on a little-known incident, this historical story is set in 1847. Homan Walsh enters an important kite-flying contest: to fly a kite over the Niagara River from Canada to the United States, enabling work to begin on a suspension bridge between the two countries. An afterword provides additional information.