The Children's Blizzard of 1888
Author | : Nel Yomtov |
Publisher | : Lerner Publications |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2016-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781512411294 |
ISBN-13 | : 1512411299 |
Rating | : 4/5 (299 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Children's Blizzard of 1888 written by Nel Yomtov and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!