A visual read-aloud of the story "Queen of the Falls" by Chris Van Allsburg as needed for K12 Grade 5 ELA Lessons 3.4 and 3.5.
In 1901, 62-year-old Annie Edson Taylor did a wild stunt that no one had ever done before: she survived a trip over the 170-foot Niagara Falls by riding inside of a barrel! What possessed her to attempt such a death-defying feat? What did people think of her at the time? How is she remembered today? These questions and others will be answered in todays fascinating true story: "Queen of the Falls".