The Schoolchildren's Blizzard (Paperback)

Marty Rhodes Figley

ISBN 10: 1575056194 / ISBN 13: 9781575056197

Published by Lerner Publishing Group, Minneapolis, 2004

About this Item

Paperback. When nine-year-old Sarah and her little sister, Annie, set out on their way to school on January 12, 1888, they have no idea what their day will hold. The weathers so warm they go outside to play. Suddenly, the wind turns cold and begins to roarits a blizzard! The wind is so strong it rips the schools roof off. What will they do? The freezing snow is already up to their knees and without a roof theyll freeze. Their teacher, Miss Freeman, ties them all together with a long rope and they head out into the blinding storm. Will they make it to safety in time? In 1888, Sarah, her younger sister Annie, and their classmates survive a sudden Nebraska blizzard because of the actions of their schoolteacher. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Schoolchildren's Blizzard (Paperback)
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group, Minneapolis
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575056194
• ISBN 13: 9781575056197
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Haas, Shelly O.
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

When nine-year-old Sarah and her little sister, Annie, set out on their way to school on January 12, 1888, they have no idea what their day will hold. The weather’s so warm they go outside to play. Suddenly, the wind turns cold and begins to roar―it’s a blizzard! The wind is so strong it rips the school’s roof off. What will they do? The freezing snow is already up to their knees and without a roof they’ll freeze. Their teacher, Miss Freeman, ties them all together with a long rope and they head out into the blinding storm. Will they make it to safety in time?

About the Author

Marty Rhodes Figley is the author of sixteen books, mostly about her favorite subject―remarkable people from our country's past. She earned her B.A. in American Studies from Mount Holyoke College. Marty, whose two children are grown, lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, Paul, and their Airedale terrier, Scarlett.