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Danger at the Breaker

From the Series On My Own History

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 4
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

Eight-year-old Andrew is starting his first day of work in a coal mine. With bloody knuckles and an aching back, Andrew quickly learns that life in the mines is dirty, dark, and difficult. Before his first day at the breaker is through, he will find out that it can be dangerous too.

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978-0-7613-5842-8
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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 4
Reading Level Grade 3
Genre Social Studies
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand On My Own Books
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Publication Date 2009-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 4.5
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007020, JNF051160, JNF011000
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Lexile 530
Guided Reading Level N
ATOS Reading Level 3.1
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 47161
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Author/Illustrator note, Bibliography/further reading, Reviewed, and Teaching Guides

Reviews

Booklist

“In simple yet never condescending prose, Welch relates the compelling story of a young boy’s first day at work in the Pennsylvania coal mines of the 1880s. . . The author brings a new (and welcome) level of realism to the easy-reader format.”
— Booklist

Booklist

“. . .Welch relates the compelling story of a young boy’s first day at work in the Pennsylvania coal mines of the 1880s.”
—Booklist

School Library Journal

“Shine’s dramatic watercolors add depth and emotions to Welch’s historical novel . . .”
—School Library Journal