Digging a Hole to Heaven: Coal Miner Boys

by S. D. Nelson

Hardcover, 2014

Library's review

Twelve-year-old Conall’s bravery is tested as he works in Pennsylvania coalmines. With the help of Angel, the mule, he makes a daring rescue. This unique storybook combines historical fiction with informational primary sources. Author’s Note, Bibliography, Timeline.

Tags

NCSS Standards Theme--Time-Continuity-Change, NCSS Standards Theme--Power-Authority-Governance, NCSS Standards Theme--Production-Distribution-Consumption, History-Life & Culture in the Americas, Reading Level-Intermediate (3-5)

Collection

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Publication

Harry N. Abrams (2014), Edition: Illustrated, 64 pages

Description

Discusses what life was like for the boys who worked in America's coal mines in the early nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and shares the story of a young coal miner who endeavors to save miners trapped in a collapsed tunnel.

Awards

NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (2015)

Language

English

Original language

English

Pages

64

Physical description

64 p.; 10.5 inches

ISBN

1419707302 / 9781419707308

DDC/MDS

622.3340973

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