Dr. Kate: Angel on Snowshoes

by Rebecca Hogue Wojahn and W.H. Beck

Pioneering North Woods doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb comes to life in this addition to the Badger Biographies series for young readers. Born in 1885, Kate Pelham was suppose to grow up to be a proper young lady in Boston, but despite her father's wishes she was determined to be a doctor. After medical school, her husband's health brought them to the clean air of northern Wisconsin and before long Kate knew every back road and cabin in the North Woods...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870204211
• ISBN13: 9780870204210
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 7