| Clouds of Terror Contributor(s): Welch, Catherine A. (Author), Johnson, Laurie K. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0876146396 ISBN-13: 9780876146392 Publisher: First Avenue Editions (Tm) OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1994 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 Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Series: On My Own History (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.49" (0.23 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 47159 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Helga and Erik could not believe their eyes. There were grasshoppers everywhere, and they were eating the crops In the 1870s, when grasshoppers destroyed farms in Minnesota and other Midwestern states, many families gave up and moved away. This is the story of how two Swedish immigrant children help their parents save their home on the prairie. |
Contributor Bio(s): Welch, Catherine A.: - Catherine A. Welch is an award-winning author with more than 20 books to her credit and is a writing instructor with the Institute of Children's Literature. Elementary teachers have found her two short historical fiction books especially useful in the classroom. A teaching strategy for her book, Clouds of Terror, an NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, appeared in Instructor (October 1995). A four-day lesson plan for Danger at the Breaker, her book praised by School Library Journal and Booklist, appears at teachers.net. While many of her works are biographies and history books, her writing credits include several science books. She has degrees in biology and biochemistry, and enjoys giving writing workshops to children and teachers. |