Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (4 Paperback/1 CD) - Softcover
"The excitement of a near tragedy in 1865, averted by the heroic actions of young Kate Shelley, comes alive in this readalong production. Stirring music frames a story rich with the sound effects of a wild storm." - AudioFile
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About the Author:
Karen Ritz has illustrated books for all ages, including "Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express," a Reading Rainbow feature book. She has a degree in children's literature from the University of Minnesota and teaches illustration and workshops on visual literacy. She lives with her husband and two children in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Review:
"Based on a true incident, this story recounts the heroic action of...a nineteenth-century Midwestern girl who saved an express train from disaster...A substantive adventure for newly independent readers."
"Based on a true incident, this story recounts the heroic action of. . . a nineteenth-century Midwestern girl who saved an express train from disaster. . . A substantive adventure for newly independent readers." -- Booklist
"The story's factual basis makes it all the more appealing, and Ritz's charcoal-and-wash drawings evoke the setting and imbue personalities with lots of character. A substantive adventure for newly independent readers." --Booklist
"Watercolor and charcoal illustrations are strong and stormy, with enough dignity to make the book appealing to older reluctant readers." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Based on a true incident, this story recounts the heroic action of. . . a nineteenth-century Midwestern girl who saved an express train from disaster. . . A substantive adventure for newly independent readers." -- Booklist
"The story's factual basis makes it all the more appealing, and Ritz's charcoal-and-wash drawings evoke the setting and imbue personalities with lots of character. A substantive adventure for newly independent readers." --Booklist
"Watercolor and charcoal illustrations are strong and stormy, with enough dignity to make the book appealing to older reluctant readers." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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- PublisherLive Oak Media (NY)
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 1591126649
- ISBN 13 9781591126645
- BindingPaperback
- IllustratorRitz Karen
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