Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend

Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend
Author: Robert D. San Souci, Max Ginsburg (Illustrator)
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers; (September 1995)
Description: Hardcover: 32 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.45 x 10.80 x 8.81
ISBN: 0803712898

Grades 3 to 5, younger for reading aloud. In this picture book for older readers, San Souci reconstructs a slice of history. After the railroad bridge near her home collapsed during a summer storm in 1881, 15-year-old 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. To get to the station, she had to crawl across a 700-foot-long railroad bridge, with a raging river below. The train had been stopped by railroad officials before she arrived, but her courageous efforts still saved two lives and won her a national reputation. Along with dramatic descriptions, San Souci presents a convincing portrait of Kate's personality, depicting her as a strong, supportive part of her family long before that summer's night. Ginsburg's realistic oil paintings of the storm and the bridge crossing are particularly effective. Mary Harris Veeder

More Info/Buy This Item | Rate/Vote for This Item | Report Broken Link
(Added: 27-Mar-2004) - Hits: 200 Rating: 0 Votes: 0

Prices shown were accurate at the time the product was listed. Our suppliers may occasionally revise product pricing. You will be shown the current price before you place your order. While every effort is made to ensure accuracy and current information, we are not responsible for price changes and/or typographical errors.

RailroadBookstore.Com

Search our railroad books