Will she be able to cross the bridge to stop the midnight express in time. Teachingbooks multileveled lesson kate shelley and the. She had to get to the train station in time to stop the midnight express. She was afraid to cross this bridge even in daylight. Kate shelley and the midnight express on my own history wetterer, margaret k. Kate shelley and the midnight express a mighty girl.
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Fifteenyearold kate risks her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster. Kate shelley and the midnight express kate was shaking with fear, but she could not stop to rest. The midnight express letters is a compelling collection of letters that billy hayes wrote to his family, girlfriend, and friends during his years in a turkish prison. It is an easy reader, maybe appropriate for grades 12. About kate shelley and the midnight express the true story of how fifteenyearold kate risked her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster. Kate shelley and the midnight express 1995 edition. Kate shelley and the midnight express nc kids digital. Kate shelly and the midnight express american sign language rendition. In this heroic tale, fifteenyearold kate risks her life in a storm to prevent a.
Catherine carroll kate shelley december 12, 1863 january 21, 1912 was a midwestern. When a heavy storm destroyed the bridge over honey creek, near kate shelley s home in moingona, iowa, fifteenyearold kate bravely rushed out into the storm, saving the lives of two men and preventing hundreds of other lives from being lost. Here is the raw source material from which midnight expressthe worldwide bestselling book and academy awardwinning filmis drawn. Shares the true story of fifteenyearold kate shelley who bravely rushed out in a storm to save two men and prevent the deaths of hundreds of. Kate shelley and the midnight express reading rainbow. Killing rites book four of the black suns daug, and many other ebooks. The kate shelley story it is hard to visit boone county and not hear the story of 17yearold kate shelley and her heroics to save a passenger train from certain doom in the summer of 1881. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. By focusing on a single important episode that describes a historical event, these books engage readers interests and imaginations. I read kate shelley and the midnight express for my april book report. Book kate shelley and the midnight express by margaret k.
Kate shelley and the midnight express is an awardwinning nonfiction book set in iowa and was featured on reading rainbow. Braving a torrential thunderstorm, 15yearold kate shelley crawls across a treacherous. Get kate shelley and the midnight express pdf file for free on our ebook library. She was awarded a gold medal from the state of iowa. In this heroic tale, fifteenyearold kate risks her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster. As soon as the express train was safe, kate led a rescue train to where the two men from the pusher train were clinging on for dear life, and they were saved as well. Kate shelley and the midnight express alan hijazi on dailymotion. When a heavy storm destroyed the bridge over honey creek, near kate shelleys home in moingona, iowa, fifteenyearold kate bravely rushed out into the storm, saving the lives of two men and preventing hundreds of other lives from being lost. Kate shelley and the midnight express reading rainbow book. Find books like kate shelley and the midnight express on my own history from the worlds largest community of readers. This video in asl was created by california school for the deaf riverside in coordination with the california.
Wetterer, karen ritz paperback book, 48 pages see other available editions description the true story of how fifteenyearold kate risked her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kate. Kate shelley and the midnight express on my own history kindle. Rr kate shelley and the midnight express 300k youtube. Kate shelley and the midnight express by margaret k. Knowing that the midnight express would be coming, kate races against time to try and save the train from certain destruction. Books similar to kate shelley and the midnight express. A vivid recounting of a true story of a young girl in 1881 iowa, told in the format and style of an easy reader. Kate was 15 on the night of july 6, 1881, when a big rainstorm hit near honey creek in the des moines river valley in iowa.
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Excellent true story of a young adult with an incredible amount of courage. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Kate shelley and the midnight express on my own history margaret k. When a heavy storm destroyed the bridge over honey creek, near kate shelleys home in. Kate shelley and the midnight express by margaret k wetterer, 1995, scholastic edition, paperback in english. Wetterers book, read by brian dennehy, tells the true story of a 15yearold girl who rushed out into a storm to the site of a train accident and saved several mens lives. Shares the true story of fifteenyearold kate shelley who bravely rushed out in a storm to save two men and prevent the deaths of hundreds of others. Kate shelley and the midnight express book in this heroic tale, fifteenyearold kate risks her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster book kate shelley and the midnight express by margaret k. It was featured in an episode of the childrens television program reading rainbow. On july 6, 1881, kate shelley risked her life by crossing the floodswollen des moines river railroad trestle at midnight during a horrific thunderstormon her hands and knees, without a lanternto warn a passenger train that the next bridge was out. Kate knew that the engine and the railroad men had fallen into the raging river. Kate shelley and the midnight express stacking books.