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Emma's river

In 1852, Emma, her pregnant mother and her pony board the steamboat Sally May to meet her father in St. Joseph, Missouri, but when the ship suddenly explodes in a fiery blaze, Emma and all onboard must fight for their survival in the icy waters of the Missouri River.

Main Author: Hart, Alison, 1950-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Atlanta, Ga. : Peachtree, 2010.
Subjects:
Steamboats > Juvenile fiction.
Voyages and travels > Juvenile fiction.
Disasters > Juvenile fiction.
Fires > Juvenile fiction.
Survival > Juvenile fiction.
Missouri > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: In 1852, Emma, her pregnant mother and her pony board the steamboat Sally May to meet her father in St. Joseph, Missouri, but when the ship suddenly explodes in a fiery blaze, Emma and all onboard must fight for their survival in the icy waters of the Missouri River.
Physical Description: 142 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 9781561455249
1561455245
Author Notes: When Alison Hart was seven years old, she wrote, illustrated, and self-published a book called The Wild Dog. Since then, she's authored more than sixty books for young readers. A former teacher, she lives in Virginia.

After a long career as a freelance illustrator, producing work for books and magazines, Paul Bachem now devotes his time to painting landscapes and seascapes from nature. His paintings are in numerous private collections as well as the permanent collection of the Forbes Gallery in New York City. He lives in New Jersey.

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