Pub Date: September 1, 2007
Dewey: 977.02
LCCN: 2007000259
Lexile Code: 0700
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 08 to 14
Physical Info: 0.31" H x 9.09" L x 7.32" W ( 0.53 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics and Graphic Novels | History | Science and Nature | Disasters | United States 19th Century | Earth Sciences Weather
Series: Disasters in History
Description: Tells the gripping story of the devastating 1888 blizzard that suddenly exploded across the Great Plains, killing hundreds of children as they walked home from school. Written in graphic-novel format.
Brief description: Donald Lemke works as a children's book editor and writer. He has written dozens of books for young readers--from board books to middle-grade novels--that often include today's most popular characters, such as Batman, Superman, Scooby-Doo, and more. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with his beloved family, which includes his wife, Amy, and their three growing-up-way-too-fast daughters.
Review Quotes: This true-life adventure story is made accessible to children through Donald Lemke's outstanding graphic novel.-- "Children's Literature Comprehensive Database"