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Publication
Puffin Books (1997), Edition: Illustrated, 48 pages
Description
Follows a family's emigration by prairie schooner from the East, across the plains to Kansas.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Johnab1288
This is a really great story of a family and their struggle to move west and make a home. This story is told from a child’s point of view. In this book the environment is different and take a while to get use to be the family works together and grows to like their new home.
Good description of
1. Write a paper over what you would in a wagon if you had to move.
2. Make a covered wagon.
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American history.1. Write a paper over what you would in a wagon if you had to move.
2. Make a covered wagon.
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LibraryThing member jkauk
A young girl tells about her family’s journey west in a covered wagon. The family builds a house in the wide open prairie and starts a new life. The family’s new home is miles from town and any neighbors. The mother struggles with the fact that they are all alone and on their own. The family
Stories about living in the west fascinate me and I love reading about them. I was a huge Laura Ingalls Wilder fan and this story reminded me of her stories.
One way this book could be used in the class room is have the children write their own short stories about what kinds of adventures and encounters they would have traveling in a covered wagon and starting a new life on the prairie. Another way this book could be used in a Social Studies class to help the children create a better image of what the west was like and also have them discuss what it would be like growing up in that time period.
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encounters many new things such as Indians, cold hard winters, and hot dry summers which is very different from home. Although all these things are different our narrator realizes that Christmas come and was still celebrated even though they were miles from home. Stories about living in the west fascinate me and I love reading about them. I was a huge Laura Ingalls Wilder fan and this story reminded me of her stories.
One way this book could be used in the class room is have the children write their own short stories about what kinds of adventures and encounters they would have traveling in a covered wagon and starting a new life on the prairie. Another way this book could be used in a Social Studies class to help the children create a better image of what the west was like and also have them discuss what it would be like growing up in that time period.
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LibraryThing member McEvilla
This is one of the other books I read for my readings. I read this book to the 3rd graders. They absolutely loved it! This is an awesome book to read to students because it can teach the students about the old west and how it was back in the 1800's to migrate to live in another place. Moving was
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LibraryThing member Srwhite
Hannah and her family are traveling west to start over again. A long and treacherous journey leads them to their new home.
LibraryThing member AlexCCrupper
Summary:
This historical story is about a family traveling west in the hopes of great farming opportunities. Their family consists of five members, two parents and three kids. They left behind a lot of their things and only took there necessities so that everyone and all their things could fit in
Personal Reaction:
I thought this story seemed like a pretty good depiction of a family going West. The only thing I personally didn't like about the book was the illustrations they were very grainy and thinking back to how I was a kid I like the pictures to be a little clearer.
Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. This story would make for a nice geography lesson about cardinal directions.
2. A good story to show that you don't need a bunch of toys or technology or anything to have fun.
3. This story would make for a good lesson on farming and we could start a class project to grow something together.
This historical story is about a family traveling west in the hopes of great farming opportunities. Their family consists of five members, two parents and three kids. They left behind a lot of their things and only took there necessities so that everyone and all their things could fit in
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the wagon. The trip there took a long time and they faced some challenges and mixed emotions along the way. When they finally reached the West they immediately started building their new home. The all loved having a place they could call home again. The ground was great for farming but the weather was a lot harsher than what they were used to. The winter definitely wasn't what they were used to. After the snow and such started to lift up they started right back up at farming again. The also began to have new neighbors. Personal Reaction:
I thought this story seemed like a pretty good depiction of a family going West. The only thing I personally didn't like about the book was the illustrations they were very grainy and thinking back to how I was a kid I like the pictures to be a little clearer.
Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. This story would make for a nice geography lesson about cardinal directions.
2. A good story to show that you don't need a bunch of toys or technology or anything to have fun.
3. This story would make for a good lesson on farming and we could start a class project to grow something together.
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Awards
Cardinal Cup (Noteworthy — 1993)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
48 p.; 8.37 x 0.25 inches
ISBN
0140560963 / 9780140560961