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The Schoolchildren's Blizzard
By Figley, Marty Rhodes
- ISBN
- 978-1-57505-586-2 978-1-57505-619-7
- Publisher
- Carolrhoda
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2004
Gr 2-4 This fast-paced, high-interest tale set in Nebraska is based on the true story of Minnie Freeman, a teacher who led her students to safety through the deadly blizzard of January 12, 1888. Two sisters, nine-year-old Sarah and seven-year-old Annie, set off to school on an exceptionally warm winter day. During re...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2004
In a fluent easy-reader text, Figley retells the story of Nebraska heroine Minnie Freeman, who led the students of her one-room schoolhouse to safety during the deadly snowstorm of January 12, 1888. Although the pencil and watercolor illustrations are too pale and oddly festive in their attention to the colorful dress...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
