| Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express Contributor(s): Wetterer, Margaret K. (Author), Ritz, Karen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0876145411 ISBN-13: 9780876145418 Publisher: First Avenue Editions (Tm) OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1991 Annotation: Introduce young readers to history through the stories of both real and fictionalized people. By focusing on a single important episode that describes a historical event, these books engage readers' interests and imaginations. Written in a story format, each account relates events that really happened, often followed by a brief summary of the historical event to further explain the significance it had on history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Railroads & Trains |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 89038583 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Series: On My Own History (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 6.22" W x 8.28" (0.24 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6005 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kate stared at the rickety wooden bridge. There were boards loose on its narrow walkway. There was no railing to hold on to. She was afraid to cross this bridge even in daylight. But she had to cross it now. She had to get to the train station in time to stop the midnight express. When a heavy storm destroyed the bridge over Honey Creek, near Kate Shelley's home in Moingona, Iowa, fifteen-year-old Kate bravely rushed out into the storm, saving the lives of two men and preventing hundreds of other lives from being lost. This is the true story of a young girl's resourcefulness and courage in the face of great danger. |