Read or download now book 0803712898pdf kate shelley. This is definitely a goto book as a gift for independent young ladies and would be a great addition to the book shelf of any young girl between the. Rr kate shelley and the midnight express 300k youtube. Max ginsburg a biography of the fifteenyearold iowa teenager who helped. In this picture book for older readers, san souci reconstructs a slice. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Click to read more about hmr grade 4theme 6, leveled theme pb. Shares the true story of fifteenyearold kate shelley who bravely rushed out in a storm to save two men and prevent the deaths of hundreds of others. San souci could write such a great historical account of kate shelley a teenage girl who becomes a legend. Bookshare accessible books for individuals with print disabilities. The oldest of four surviving children, she lived with her widowed mother and helped hold their remote farmland household together.
The illustrations are beautiful, and the heroine is an honest and inspiring character. An irish tale, robin hood and the golden arrow, and cinderella skeleton. In 1881, a ferocious storm destroyed the honey creek railroad bridge in iowa. Book recommendations to use in the classroom kindergarten citizenship. On questions 17 choose the answer that means about the same as the word in brackets. Once in a while an ordinary person performs a deed so brave and unexpec. Max ginsburg a biography of the fifteenyearold iowa teenager who helped avert a. As in the legend of sleepy hollow, the natural landscape assumes the gothic functions of the.
This book is very suspenseful and the tale is amazing. Even now daniel san souci often illustrates roberts published books. By resorting to cliffs notes or other consumertrash. San souci 1995, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Max ginsburg dial books for young readers, 1995 32 pages. In this picture book for older readers, san souci reconstructs a slice of history. San souci, illustrated by max ginsburg when the rain keep coming, and the water kept rising, fifteenyearold kate shelley knew she had to act quick.
Trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. I discovered this book as a late teenager, but think it is an enduring tale that speaks to women of all ages. San souci 1995, hardcover at the best online prices at. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Bound for legend, the talking eggs, two bear cubs, cendrillon. After the railroad bridge near her home collapsed during a summer storm in 1881, 15yearold kate shelley walked to the nearest railroad station to make sure the passenger train from chicago would be stopped before it reached the broken bridge. Books to challenge gifted 5th grade readers greatschools. Bound for legend while executive editor of dial books, praised not only san soucis talents but his largerthanlife personality. He was best known for his adaptations of folklore for children. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 100 books for young readers including song of sedna, kate shelley. The illustrations are outstanding and elevate the story. She threw on an old coat and ran out to the barn to save her familys horses and cows, driving them to higher ground.
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