Orphan trains : taking the rails to a new life / Rebecca Langston-George ; consultant: Shaley George, Curator, National Orphan Train Complex.
Material type: TextSeries: Encounter (Capstone Press)Publisher: North Mankato, MN : Capstone Press, [2016]Description: 128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781491485514
- 1491485515
- 9781491485521
- 1491485523
- 9781623706302
- 1623706300
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 362.734 L285 | Available | 33111008788552 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Discover the true story of seven orphans who were settled with families in the Midwest by the Children's Aid Society.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-126) and index.
Clutching his brother's hand: Stanley Cornell -- Missionary to "street rats" -- Three cheers for Michigan, the first orphan train -- From newsboy to news maker: Andrew Burke -- A baby doll of her own: Agnes Ruth Anderson Hickok -- Just an adopted brat: Robert Hunt Hume -- Three mothers and many sisters: Edith Peterson -- Pretending to be happy: Marguerite Driscoll Thompson -- A little boy with a big imagination: Arthur Field Smith -- What happened to the riders? -- What happened to the orphan trains? -- Orphan train timeline -- Glossary.
"Tells the story of seven orphans who were settled with families in the Midwest by the Children's Aid Society"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 8-14.
RL: 3-6 ; IL: 4-8.