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The Children's Blizzard of 1888: A Cause-And-Effect Investigation
Contributor(s): Yomtov, Nel (Author)

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 ISBN: 1512411183     ISBN-13: 9781512411188
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
OUR PRICE: $29.12  

Binding Type: Library Binding - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: August 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Disasters
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century
Dewey: 363.346
LCCN: 2016008871
Age Level: 9-12
Grade Level: 4-7
Lexile Measure: 780(Not Available)
Series: Cause-And-Effect Disasters
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" L (0.40 lbs) 40 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index
Review Citations: School Library Journal 11/01/2016 pg. 63
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 183865
Reading Level: 5.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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On January 12, 1888, a sudden blizzard barreled across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the Dakota Territory. Blinding snow and howling wind took rural towns by surprise. Many children were stranded in one-room schoolhouses. Far from their homes on the Midwestern prairie, would the people caught in the storm survive?

To understand the impact of a disaster, you must understand its causes. How did warm weather earlier in the day give people a false sense of safety? How did the lack of an accurate forecast contribute to the severity of the disaster? Investigate the disaster from a cause-and-effect perspective and find out

 
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