Bibliograph

Angel coming, Heather Henson ; illustrated by Susan Gaber

Type

Label

Angel coming, Heather Henson ; illustrated by Susan Gaber

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Angel coming

Oclc number

54501658

Responsibility statement

Heather Henson ; illustrated by Susan Gaber

Summary

A family makes preparations, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the angel who will come up the mountain bringing a new baby. This gem of a story highlights a little-known piece of American history: the Frontier Nursing Service, a pioneering group of women who came to be called "angels on horseback." In this story set in the hills of Kentucky during the 1920s, a little girl tries hard to wait patiently for the arrival of a midwife--known in the hills as an "angel on horseback"--who will bring her long-awaited baby brother or sister

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor