Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
What's This Book About
On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America’s first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author’s carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is a great adventure story in the history of the American West–the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews’ ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day.
What Kind of Book is Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Genres
Locations
Reviews
Book Lists That Include This Book
The Creative Behind the Book
Mary Ann Fraser is the author/illustrator of over sixty fiction and non-fiction books for children, including No Yeti Yet (Peter Pauper Press), Heebie-Jeebie-Jeebie Jamboree (Boyds Mills Press), the Ogg & Bob books (Two Lions) Ten Mile Day(Henry Holt), and several titles for The Let’s Read-and-Find-Out series, including Where Are the Night Animals (HarperCollins). Her books have received a Junior Library Guild Selection, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Book Links Book of the Year, IRA Young Readers Choice Award, and American Booksellers “Pick of the List.” When she is not writing, illustrating, or giving school presentations, she is painting murals, playing her hammered dulcimer, in her garden talking to her turtles, or reading.
What Has Mary Ann Fraser Said About This Book
Nothing yet! Let Mary Ann Fraser know that you want to hear from them about their book.
More Books by Mary Ann Fraser
Other Books You Might Enjoy If You Liked This Book
Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780805047035
- Publication Date
- March 15, 1996
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Page Count
- 40
- Words Per Page
- 65
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 6 - 10 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 92003007
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 35788464
- Lexile® Level
- 1060L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Y
- ATOS® Book Level
- 6.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 9521
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
Contribute to this page
Are you the author or illustrator? Claim your book.