May I suggest checking out the Alcatraz Island National Park Service website, check out the view from the island, and learn what a gannet looks and sounds like.

Learn just how big an acre is, how long a mile is, and see if you have what it takes to swim from shore to Alcatraz Island.  

Find out more about three of Alcatraz's most famous figures: the lighthouse, Al Capone and Whitey Bulger.

Did you know that Michael Jackson recorded a song titled Al Capone?  Yeah!  It was made for the Bad album, but didn't make the cut.  I highly recommend the book Al Capone Does My Shirts, and if you like it, there are three more books in this series by Gennifer Choldenko.

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