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Nelson, S. D.

Digging a Hole to Heaven: Coal Miner Boys

64 pp. | Abrams | September, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4197-0730-8 $19.95
(3) K-3 In this picture book for older readers, historical photographs and sidebars support a fictional tale about two brothers who work in a nineteenth-century Pennsylvania coal mine. Both elements squarely address mining's dangers but also the intense bonds that developed among the boys, men, and beasts who labored deep underground. Nelson's acrylics capture the sooty, lamp-lit atmosphere. An extensive author's note is appended. Timeline. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn

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