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Shana Corey and Chris Sickels: The Secret Subway

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From an acclaimed author and a New York Times Best Illustrated artist comes the fascinating, little-known—and true!—story of New York City’s first subway.

New York City in the 1860s was a mess: crowded, disgusting, filled with garbage. You see, way back in 1860, there were no subways, just cobblestone streets. That is, until Eli Beach had the idea for a fan-powered train that would travel underground. Fifty-eight days of drilling and painting and plastering later, Beach unvieled his masterpiece on February 26, 1870—and throngs of visitors took turns swooshing down the track. This true story will wow readers, just as Beach’s subway wowed riders over a century ago.

SHANA COREY is a children’s book editor and author. She writes stories about brave women and girls in history, including Here Come the Girl Scouts!, called “exuberant” in a starred review from School Library Journal, as well as Mermaid Queen, Players in Pigtails, and You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer. Recently the New York Times called Corey a “deft storyteller.”

CHRIS SICKELS is the creative force behind the award-winning Red Nose Studio. Red Nose illustrated Here Comes the Garbage Barge! by Jonah Winter, which was selected as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, a School Library Journal Best Book, a Huffington Post Best Picture Book of the Year, and received four starred reviews, as well as The Beginner’s Guide to Running Away from Home by Jennifer LaRue Huget, praised by The Wall Street Journal for its “vivid and arresting illustrations.”

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When: Sat., Mar. 12, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Where: BookCourt
163 Court St., Brooklyn

Price: Free
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From an acclaimed author and a New York Times Best Illustrated artist comes the fascinating, little-known—and true!—story of New York City’s first subway.

New York City in the 1860s was a mess: crowded, disgusting, filled with garbage. You see, way back in 1860, there were no subways, just cobblestone streets. That is, until Eli Beach had the idea for a fan-powered train that would travel underground. Fifty-eight days of drilling and painting and plastering later, Beach unvieled his masterpiece on February 26, 1870—and throngs of visitors took turns swooshing down the track. This true story will wow readers, just as Beach’s subway wowed riders over a century ago.

SHANA COREY is a children’s book editor and author. She writes stories about brave women and girls in history, including Here Come the Girl Scouts!, called “exuberant” in a starred review from School Library Journal, as well as Mermaid Queen, Players in Pigtails, and You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer. Recently the New York Times called Corey a “deft storyteller.”

CHRIS SICKELS is the creative force behind the award-winning Red Nose Studio. Red Nose illustrated Here Comes the Garbage Barge! by Jonah Winter, which was selected as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, a School Library Journal Best Book, a Huffington Post Best Picture Book of the Year, and received four starred reviews, as well as The Beginner’s Guide to Running Away from Home by Jennifer LaRue Huget, praised by The Wall Street Journal for its “vivid and arresting illustrations.”

On the Docket:
Release Party
Reading
Audience Q&A
Book Signing
Buy tickets/get more info now