Abbie Against the Storm
Title | Abbie Against the Storm PDF eBook |
Author | Marcia Vaughan |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 32 |
Release | 2022-06-14 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1582708886 |
The dramatic true story of a young heroine who operated a lighthouse during a terrible winter storm in her father's absence, saving countless lives out at sea. When seventeen-year-old Abbie Burgess and her family move to Maine where her father will be caring for a lighthouse, she is immediately fascinated by the lights. Abbie becomes her father's assistant, and when he is forced to make an emergency trip to the mainland, Abbie alone knows how to keep the lighthouse tower lit. Soon after he leaves, a massive storm arises, surging over the island and flooding their house. Will Abbie be able to care for her sick mother and younger sisters and make sure that the lighthouse guides ships safely through the treacherous waters? This fictionalized account of a young girl's triumph over a savage storm as well as her own fears, is based on an actual incident that took place in the winter of 1856. Gorgeously illustrated with powerful oil paintings, young Abbie will inspire readers to face all storms as bravely.
Abbie Against the Storm
Title | Abbie Against the Storm PDF eBook |
Author | Marcia K. Vaughan |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 27 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Lighthouse keepers |
ISBN | 9780439390859 |
A fictionalized account of an incident in the life of a fourteen-year-old girl who tends her family's lighthouse during a fierce storm on the coast of Maine in the winter of 1856.
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie
Title | Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie PDF eBook |
Author | Connie Roop |
Publisher | Millbrook Press |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | 2007-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0822589028 |
Relates the real-life saga of Abbie Burgess, who single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a four-week winter storm that lashed the coast of Maine in 1856.
Abbie Against the Storm
Title | Abbie Against the Storm PDF eBook |
Author | Marcia Vaughan |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 36 |
Release | 2022-06-14 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1582708967 |
The dramatic true story of a young heroine who operated a lighthouse during a terrible winter storm in her father's absence, saving countless lives out at sea. When seventeen-year-old Abbie Burgess and her family move to Maine where her father will be caring for a lighthouse, she is immediately fascinated by the lights. Abbie becomes her father's assistant, and when he is forced to make an emergency trip to the mainland, Abbie alone knows how to keep the lighthouse tower lit. Soon after he leaves, a massive storm arises, surging over the island and flooding their house. Will Abbie be able to care for her sick mother and younger sisters and make sure that the lighthouse guides ships safely through the treacherous waters? This fictionalized account of a young girl's triumph over a savage storm as well as her own fears, is based on an actual incident that took place in the winter of 1856. Gorgeously illustrated with powerful oil paintings, young Abbie will inspire readers to face all storms as bravely.
The Stormy Adventure of Abbie Burgess, Lighthouse Keeper
Title | The Stormy Adventure of Abbie Burgess, Lighthouse Keeper PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Roop |
Publisher | Graphic Universe ™ |
Total Pages | 32 |
Release | 2010-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0761365559 |
Trapped by sea and storm . . . a girl must keep the lighthouse working. Matinicus Rock, Maine, 1856. Seventeen-year-old Abbie Burgess lives with her family on a tiny island off the coast of Maine. Her father, the lighthouse keeper, must clean and light the lighthouse lamps every day without fail. Otherwise ships could crash into rocks and sink. Abbie’s father leaves to buy supplies, but a storm hitsbefore he can return. Can Abbie keep the lights burning until her father returns?
Abbie Ann
Title | Abbie Ann PDF eBook |
Author | Sharlene McLaren |
Publisher | Whitaker House |
Total Pages | 468 |
Release | 2010-03-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1603742999 |
Abbie Ann Kane, the youngest of Jacob Kane's three daughters, is a busy woman. She has little time for frivolous matters, including matters of the heart. When the recently divorced Noah Carson comes to town, Abbie Ann tries to keep her distance, but God has other plans in mind.
Abbie Burgess And The Great Storm
Title | Abbie Burgess And The Great Storm PDF eBook |
Author | Caitlind L. Alexander |
Publisher | Learning Island |
Total Pages | 30 |
Release | 2016-03-30 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN |
It was 1856. Abbie, her mother and her sisters were eating dinner. Suddenly the kitchen became very dark. The wind rattled the windows. The shutters slammed against the lighthouse. Abbie ran to the window. The sky was dark. "Is it a storm?" Abbie's mother asked? She was very afraid. "Yes," Abbie Answered. "Your father will be caught in the storm," he mother screamed. "His boat will turn over. He will drown!" Abbie put her arm around her mother. "He has had all day to sail. The wind has been good. He should be near the land by now. He will be all right." Abbie and her family lived on Matinicus Rock. It was a huge rock in the sea. Abbie's father was in charge of the lighthouse on the rock. But the supply ship had not come for months. They were low on food. They were low on their mother's medicine. Find out how Abbie Burgess saves her family, and keeps the lights burning to keep the ships safe at sea in this exciting 15-minute book. Ages 7 and up. Reading level 2.6 This book is part of our "Heroes in History" series. These 15-minute books focus on a specific moment in a historic person's life. Aimed at second graders, they provide the perfect introduction to famous Americans in an exciting, fun-to-read way. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.