Casey Jones's Fireman
Publication Information
Author:  Farmer, Nancy	Illustrator:  Bernardin, James
Title:  Casey Jones's Fireman	Date:  1999
Publisher:  Phyllis Fogelman Books	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8037-1929-9	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    legends, tales, and myths, fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| language arts - reading
Summary:
Sim Webb, Casey Jones's fireman, tells the story of the fateful crash of the Cannonball.
Teaching Ideas:
Students can identify characteristics of myths and legends by reading this and other similar stories. Students can write creative narratives about famous events in history in myth or legend form. Students can research the true stories of Casey Jones and Sim Webb and compare and contrast the truth with this myth.
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