Le Navire Qui a Inaugur Le Canal de Panama * El Barco Que Estren El Canal de Panam * the Ship That Opened the Panama Canal

On August 15, 1914, four hundred one years since Balboa and his men cut their way through the Darien, the S.S. Ancon crossed the Isthmus of Panama from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. The trip took just over nine hours and forty minutes, and she did it without a hitch. Here are the details of that historic voyage. Trilingual story in French, Spanish and English. Approved by Panama's Ministry of Education as a complementary text for use in the classroom.

Embarque sur le S.S. Ancon pour la première traversée officielle par le Canal de Panama ! Conte trilingue en français, espagnol et anglais. Approuvé par le Ministère de l'Education de Panama. ¡Súbete al S.S. Ancón en el primer tránsito oficial del Canal de Panamá! Cuento trilingüe en francés, español e inglés. Aprobado por el Ministerio de Panamá. Hop on board the S.S. Ancon on the first official transit of the Panama Canal! Trilingual story in French, Spanish and English. Approved by Panama's Ministry of Education.

Patricia Veazey Alvarado grew up in Abbeville, Louisiana. She graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, with a degree in French and English. Then in a spirit of adventure she moved to the Republic of Panama to teach with the United Fruit Company. Later she received a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Oklahoma. After her 30-year teaching career, she now dedicates her time to writing bilingual children's stories and to laughing, especially at herself. Pat resides in Panama with her husband.

Silvia Fernandez-Risco is Mexican, but she moved to Panama with her husband in 2000. Though at first she missed the tacos and quesadillas, she quickly adapted to the country. She loves to write and design books.