History's kid heroes | Minuteman Library Network

1) The lifesaving adventure of Sam Deal, shipwreck rescuer

Author

Ransom, Candice F

Series

History's kid heroes

Publisher

Graphic Universe

Pub. Date

c2011

Language

English

Description

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In 1896, ten-year-old Sam Deal and Ginger, the wild horse he has tamed, assist an all-Black lifesaving crew as they attempt to rescue survivors of a shipwreck off North Carolina's Outer Banks.

2) The snowshoeing adventure of Milton Daub, blizzard trekker

Author

Wetterer, Margaret K

Series

History's kid heroes

Publisher

Graphic Universe

Pub. Date

c2011

Language

English

Description

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An 1888 blizzard has paralyzed much of New England, but twelve-year-old Milton Daub puts on a pair of homemade snowshoes and braves the storm to bring food and medicine to many of his neighbors in the Bronx, New York.

3) The stormy adventure of Abbie Burgess, lighthouse keeper

Author

Roop, Peter

Series

History's kid heroes

Publisher

Graphic Universe

Pub. Date

c2011

Language

English

Description

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In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself.