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I survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888

2018

Format:	Book
Author:	Tarshis, Lauren, author.
Title:	I survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888 / by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson.
Publisher, Date:	New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2018]
Description:	108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Summary:	When John Hale's parents moved from Chicago to a farm in the Dakota Territory in the late 1880s, he was not happy (too hot in summer, too cold in winter, and that is just the beginning); but after a year, and now eleven, he has settled in and made some friends at school--but when a sunny day in January 1888 turns abruptly into a deadly blizzard he will need all his strength and courage to survive what became known to history as The Children's Blizzard.
Target Audience Note:	Appeals to 3rd-5th graders. Reading level: Grade 4
Series:	I survived ; 16. Tarshis, Lauren. I survived ; 16.
Subjects:	Blizzards -- Dakota Territory -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction. Pioneer children -- Dakota Territory -- Juvenile fiction. Survival -- Dakota Territory -- Juvenile fiction. Dakota Territory -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre:	Historical fiction.
Other Author:	Dawson, Scott, illustrator.
Other Title:	Children's Blizzard, 1888.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
LCCN:	2017049139
ISBN:	9780545919777 9780545919784
Other Number:	1001310322
System Availability:	115
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	6
Control Number:	2588798
Course Reserves:	0
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# System items in:	53

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Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series tells stories of young people and their resilience and strength in the midst of unimaginable disasters and times of turmoil. Lauren has brought her signature warmth and exhaustive research to topics such as the battle of D-Day, the American Revolution, Hurricane Katrina, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and other world events. She lives in Connecticut with her family, and can be found online at laurentarshis.com. - (Scholastic)

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Bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tackles the Children's Blizzard of 1888 in this latest installment of the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling I Survived series.

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