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Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie( )
Author: Roop, Peter
Roop, Connie
Illustrator: Hanson, Peter E.
Series title:On My Own History Ser.
ISBN:978-0-87614-275-2
Publication Date:Jan 1985
Publisher:Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint:Carolrhoda Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $17.95USD $25.26
Book Description:

Abbie was afraid. She had never had to keep the lights burning by herself. But many lives depended on the lighthouse, and Papa was depending on Abbie. This is the exciting true story of Abbie Burgess, who in 1856 single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a tremendous storm off the coast of Maine.

Book Details
Pages:40
Detailed Subjects: Family & Relationships / Parenting / Fatherhood
Juvenile Nonfiction / Family / Parents
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 8.5 x 0.44 Inches
Book Weight:0.54 Pounds
Author Biography
Roop, Peter (Author)
Peter Roop is a Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year, and has been a writer of children's books for over 25 years. He has written extensively for Cricket and Cobblestone Magazines. He currently writes and speaks full-time. Last year he talked with over 50,000 students, presenting over 800 workshops for students, educators and writers in 26 states.

Together with his wife, Peter has written 60 children's books ranging from historical fiction to nonfiction. Seven of their books are "Reading Rainbow" books, including Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie, a Feature Book. Their books have received recognition from the National Association of Science Teachers, National Council of Teachers of English, the Children's Book Council, and the American Library Association. They have also received Wisconsin's Laura Ingalls Wilder Book Award.

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