The graphic novel by marie lu, 9780399171895, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. They should also be thinking about whether or not kate shelley should be considered a hero and philanthropist. Catherine carroll kate shelley december 12, 1863 january 21, 1912 was a midwestern. Legend, prodigy and champion, as well as an exclusive bonus essay entitled dystopias and perception, written by marie lu, about her inspiration and how she built the world of her. A lyrical account of 15yearold kate shelley s feat of averting a major train disaster during a tremendous storm on the night of. The story of neil armstrong don brown citizenship paul reveres ride henry wadsworth longfellow citizenship.
San souci the boy of the three year nap, dianne snyder why do mosquitos buzz in peoples ears. This longenduring american legend comes to life through glorious folk art and spirited storytelling. San souci story of a young iowa girl who helped save the survivors of an 1881 train wreck. Max ginsburg a biography of the fifteenyearold iowa teenager who helped. Bound for legend theme paperbacks, level 4 2 sets challenge 6 titles. An irish adventure, the samurais daughter, young guinevere, kate shelley. Kate shelley and the midnight express on my own history. In 1881, a ferocious storm destroyed the honey creek railroad bridge in iowa. Kate shelley and the midnight express kate was shaking with fear, but she could not stop to rest. However, kate shelley is not forgotten, with a kate shelley railroad museum in moingona, iowa. Legend by marie lu main purpose the main purpose of this story is to entertain the readers.
Use of supplementary classroom material is suggested solely by permabound. Bound for legend and discuss the industrial revolution. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Max ginsburg a biography of the fifteenyearold iowa teenager who helped avert a train disaster in 1881 and became a national heroine. Bound for legend worksheet is suitable for 4th 5th grade. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 100 books for young readers including song of sedna, kate shelley.
She was also one of the few women to have a train named after her, the kate shelley 400. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. San souci and jean and mousien tseng have created an elegant, visually stunning retelling of the popular chinese legend. After the railroad bridge near her home collapsed during a summer storm in 1881, 15yearold kate shelley walked to the nearest railroad station to make sure the passenger train from chicago would be stopped before it reached the broken bridge.
Have them write down any interesting information they learn about kate shelley and report on it to the rest of the class. Once in a while an ordinary person performs a deed so brave and unexpec. Bound for legend, describe how an ordinary person s selfless behavior can have a significant impact on a community. Born into an elite family in one of the republics wealthiest districts, fifteenyearold june is a prodigy being groomed for success in the republics highest military circles. On july 6, 1881, kate shelley risked her life by crossing the floodswollen des moines river railroad trestle at midnight during a horrific thunderstormon her hands and knees, without a lanternto warn a passenger train that the next bridge was out. On july 6, 1881, 15yearold kate was living with her widowed mother and three younger children in a farmhouse near the east bank of the des moines river in boone county, iowa. Day was raised in the poor sectors and has to deal with. Ask the following questions and call on different students for answers. To help put the right book in each readers hands, consider the following comprehensive text complexity analyses within your instructional plans. Peter school quincy, illinois grade 5 reading diary map is based on the 20152016 school year. He was best known for his adaptations of folklore for children. One of my favorite stories of a heroic young woman. Legend by marie lu at the best online ebook storage. Today there is no track past the shelley homestead, the route having been moved several miles north of the original tracks.
San souci train song by diane siebert the real mccoy. Picture books 6 trait writing 5th edition permabound. Bound for legend story study includes the following. Books to challenge gifted 5th grade readers greatschools. More about kate shelley because kate shelley was a real person and a hero, there are many websites about her on the internet.
Children can find out more about her by using her name to search the web. The sampler contains excerpt from all three books in the series. In this philanthropic heroes lesson, students read kate shelley. A biography of the fifteenyearold iowa teenager who helped avert a train disaster in 1881 and became a national heroine. Download bound for ruin oblivion files tradownload. The oldest of four surviving children, she lived with her widowed mother and helped hold their remote farmland household together. Here is a deed bound for legend, the tablet begins as it retells the story. A good swordsman should appear as calm as a fine lady, but he must be capable of quick action like a surprised tiger, says a seasoned warrior to fa mulan, unaware that the young soldier is in fact a woman.
Story study title page for students before reading worksheet author research worksheet character chart dictionary lookup sheets vocabulary. The life of an africanamerican inventor by wendy towle ive been working on the railroad illus. Buy this book from amazon written by robert san souci, illustrated by mac ginsburg. The night of a summer storm in 1881, 15yearold kate shelley must face her personal fears in order to save a passenger train from crashing through a collapsed railroad bridge. Even though the subject matter is bleak, the story is still about two young teenagers who embark upon adventures, discover a lot of dirty secrets, and slowly develop a romantic relationship. And in 1890, the chicago tribune raised money to prevent kate shelley s family from losing their land. Free kate shelley and the midnight express worksheets and. Reacquaint yourself with the students and tell them which trait you will be discussing today. Bound for legend this is a story study for kate shelley. Kate shelley, her mother and sisters had heard the crash from their house.
She had to get to the train station in time to stop the midnight express. Accelerated reader quiz list reading practice 51209 2. Picture books fiction, read aloud and advanced fiction reading. The entire day, 15yearold kate shelley had watched from her nearby. On questions 17 choose the answer that means about the same as the word in brackets. Crystal and i thought since i got my new condenser microphone that we could start a book narration series. Jlgaines 2005 bookmarks for responsibility i am responsible for doing the work i need to do today even though it may be hard. She was also one of the few women to have a train named after her, the kate shelley. She graduated from the university of southern california and jumped into the video game industry, wh. Learners consider kate shelley s contributions to society as they. Legend is told from the perspective of two leading characters. Find out what deeds make kate a well remembered person of courage.
Discover the exhilarating dystopian world of marie lu s legend series with this free legend series digital sampler. An irish tale, robin hood and the golden arrow, and cinderella skeleton. And i have done many picture books featuring a variety of heroines, such as brave margaret. This study guide consists of approximately 48 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of legend. Legend is told from the firstperson perspective of two main charactersday and junethe chapters switch back and. A story of young harriet tubman, alan schroeder new yorks bravest, mary pope osborne pink and say, patricia polacco saint george and the dragon, margaret hodges secret of the peaceful warrior, dan millman. Tell students to pay attention to how the industrial revolution affected the people and town of boone, iowa in 1881. What was once the western united states is now home to the republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. The book legend by marie lu is about two protagonists, june and day.
Emblazoned with a lantern, just as kate shelley found her way across the bridge by lanternlight, the conductors and brakemen pledged to perpetuate the example of kate shelley and her courage. 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. Max ginsburg a biography of the fifteenyearold iowa teenager who helped avert a. Jun 28, 20 born in ireland, kate shelley in 1881 almost overnight became an internationallyknown railroad heroine whose story is still being told more than 100 years later.
Free kate shelley and the midnight express study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Marie lus life before legend, original short stories offering a sneak peek at the lives of day and june before they met. Once in a while an ordinary person performs a deed so brave and unexpected that we remember it long afterward. In this text structure worksheet, students read the story all about trains and answer the questions about text structure. Born into the slums, fifteenyearold day is the countrys. Online library for easy reading any ebook for free anywhere right on the internet. Along with each character having their own designated color text, days being gold text and junes being black, each of the two is a distinct character with two complete different voices. Max ginsburg dial books for young readers, 1995 32 pages. While this is a childrens story book, it tells the tale in the most straightforward basic terms without adding any unnecessary details. Kate s story has been told adequately in margaret wetterers kate shelley and the midnight express carolrhoda, 1990, but san soucis version better captures the drama, as it also gives life to the characters, particularly kate and her widowed mother. Accelerated reader quiz list reading practice quiz no. Books were written about her, including kate shelley and the midnight express, by margaret wetterer, and kate shelley. Over the top of the world, in search of the grand canyon, the real thief, the wizard of oz, the wreck of the ethie, water hole.
Hers is a deed bound for legend a story to be told until the last order fades and the. It makes the readers think that there are closed communities that. There isnt much written nationally about the kate shelley s endeavor of july 6, 1881 except for the article in the 1957 issue of trains magazine and the book kate shelley bound for legend. Kate was 15 on the night of july 6, 1881, when a big rainstorm hit near honey creek in the des moines river valley in iowa. The complete collection of marie lus bestselling legend trilogy. Here you can find bound for ruin oblivion shared files. In this picture book for older readers, san souci reconstructs a slice of history. On that night, kate was up late and heard a work locomotive tumble off the honey creek bridge into the water. The most frequently used literature terms in the book are foreshadowing, setting, and dramatic irony.
Nov 29, 2011 legend by marie lu alternates from days voice to junes, but you will never mistake who your reading. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and. This permabound listing contains permabound books available for this bibliography and in no way should be interpreted as an endorsement by the authors, creators, or publishers of picture books 6 trait writing of the permabound edition of the book. Each gun has a sensor on it that reports its users hand shape, thumbprints, and location. San souci citizenship miss rumphius barbara cooney citizenship one giant leap. Day, a renegade from the streets, and june, an elite student at drake university and the republics shining prodigy. Legend falls squarely into the young adult genre because its two protagonists are both fifteenyearolds. Kate shelley, 15 years old, risked her life to warn the chicago midnight express train. She was rewarded and honored for this brave deed throughout her life, and she is still remembered today. She had to reach the station before the midnight express.
See the complete legend series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Day is a criminal on the run for stealing from the republic and making the government look foolish. In the midst of a torrential storm in the summer in 1881, a dreadful train wreck occurred near fifteenyearold kate s iowa farm. Publication date 1995 topics shelley, kate, shelley, kate, railroad accidents, women heroes, heroes, railroad accidents publisher new york. Bound for legend, the talking eggs, two bear cubs, cendrillon. Kate heard the crash, and knew that an eastbound express passenger train was due in moingona about midnight, stopping shortly before. Kate worked up until shortly before her death on january 21, 1912. Download and read online for free legend by marie lu. She was awarded a gold medal from the state of iowa.
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