{"product_id":"clouds-of-terror-9780876146392","title":"Clouds of Terror","description":"\u003cp\u003eHelga and Erik could not believe their eyes. There were grasshoppers everywhere, and they were eating the crops  In the 1870s, when grasshoppers destroyed farms in Minnesota and other Midwestern states, many families gave up and moved away. This is the story of how two Swedish immigrant children help their parents save their home on the prairie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelch, Catherine A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Catherine A. Welch is an award-winning author with more than 20 books to her credit and is a writing instructor with the Institute of Children's Literature. Elementary teachers have found her two short historical fiction books especially useful in the classroom. A teaching strategy for her book, \u003cem\u003eClouds of Terror\u003c\/em\u003e, an NCSS\/CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, appeared in Instructor (October 1995). A four-day lesson plan for \u003cem\u003eDanger at the Breaker\u003c\/em\u003e, her book praised by School Library Journal and Booklist, appears at teachers.net. While many of her works are biographies and history books, her writing credits include several science books. She has degrees in biology and biochemistry, and enjoys giving writing workshops to children and teachers.","brand":"First Avenue Editions (Tm)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461485433106,"sku":"9780876146392","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d115dfd-11ae-486d-8b4b-93c8924a94a1.jpg?v=1730068626","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/clouds-of-terror-9780876146392","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}