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The book was adapted by oliver stone and directed by alan parker into a 1978 feature film of the same name that took many liberties with the book. Set 2 student text v august, 20 tcrwp cause to worry. Buy kate shelley and the midnight express reading rainbow book book online at best prices in india on. I knew the cloth, which was specially prepared and made to withstand tremendous punishment of all kinds, wouldnt be damaged by the gulls. Fifteenyearold kate rushes through the downpour to find help for the two men still alive in the creek, and to warn the next station about the broken bridge before the midnight express train comes through. It was featured in an episode of the childrens television program reading rainbow. 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.
Reading rainbow kate shelley the midnight express youtube. 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. Kate shelley and the midnight express on my own history kindle. With levar burton, shaddi albawab, brian dennehy, mike kinney. 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. Part of the paperbacks plus set of six 3rdgrade 1stlevel readers. Kate shelley and the midnight express 9780876145418 by margaret k. Kate shelley and the midnight express by margaret k wetterer, 1995, scholastic edition, paperback in english. The book relates the true story of kate s resourcefulness and courage.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Along the way, we learn about trains and how the transcontinental railroad came to be. Margaret wetterer wrote a childrens book called kate shelley and the midnight express in 1991 telling kates story. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and. Kate shelley and the midnight express on my own history paperback august 1, 1990 by margaret k. I went on amazon, had a quick read and bought it, got the book on monday, finished on wednesday night. The girl, kate shelley, tries to stop a train from falling off the wrecked trestle. Excellent true story of a young adult with an incredible amount of courage.
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Jan 01, 1990 kate shelley and the midnight express book. Kate shelley and the midnight express comprehension packet by. Catherine carroll kate shelley december 12, 1863 january 21, 1912 was a midwestern united states railroad heroine and the first woman in the united states to have a bridge named after her, the kate shelley high bridge. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Jacob reading a feature book from a reading rainbow episode. It is an easy reader, maybe appropriate for grades 12.
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