The Josefina Story Quilt (I Can Read Level 3)

by Eleanor Coerr

Paperback, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Collection

Publication

HarperCollins (2003), Edition: Illustrated, 64 pages

Description

While traveling west with her family in 1850, a young girl makes a patchwork quilt chronicling the experiences of the journey and reserves a special patch for her pet hen Josefina.

User reviews

LibraryThing member kalonzo
This story tells of a family traveling to the west in a wagon train. The families had to take only their personal belonging that would fit into the covered wagon. It was an adventure to travel this distance, they traded with indians and also came across robbers. They made quilt patches for each
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adventure that experienced.They finally reached their destination, California and put their quilt patches together making a quilt cover.

This book is easy for children to read. It also tells alittle bit about what they travels had to go through to get to California.

In the class room each child can make a quilt patch of something that reminds them of the pioneer days. I would then piece each one together to make a quilt and hang it on the wall.
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LibraryThing member tshrum06
This is a good example of historical fiction. It is not about someone famous, but the likelihood of the events is very high. And it is about westward expansion and having to make sacrifices when traveling on the wagon. It is likely and keeps the reader engaged.
LibraryThing member odonnell
"The Josefina Story Quilt" by Eleanor Coerr is an easy, but enjoyable, book about a young girl named Faith's 1850 covered wagon trip to California. Like most pioneering families, Faith's family had to make sacrifices when deciding what to take on their journey. Her mother did not take the beloved
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family rocking chair, but refused to leave behind the family quilts. "All our joys and sorrows are sewn up into the patches," the mother said. Faith felt just as strongly about her pet hen, Josefina, and is finally given permission to take her even though she is too old to lay eggs and too tough to eat. On the long journey, Faith makes her own quilt patches which depicted the joys and sorrows she experienced along the way. Bruce Degan's friendly blue and yellow illustrations are a nice companion to the text and include drawings of quilt squares at the beginning of each chapter.
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LibraryThing member laburtt
Book summary:
Faith and her family head to the west with their closest belonging including Faith pet friendJosefina, the chicken. Along the way, Faith's dad questions the need for Josefina. IN the end though, Josefina shows to be nessessary.
Content summary:
friendship, journey, wertern movement,
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chicken
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LibraryThing member Legos
Good story but may be a bit too sad for more sensitive children. People and animals die along the way of the Westward expansion - but kids also need to know that it was a hard life going West. I recommend this book, however, if you have a sensitive child (as I do), then you may need to explain the
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hardships and comfort afterward.
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LibraryThing member wichitafriendsschool
California,here we come! Faith's Pa says there's no room on a wagon train for Josefina, a chicken who's too tough to eat and too old to lay eggs. But Faith loves her pet. Can Josefina show Pa that she still has a few surprises left in her?
LibraryThing member books-n-pickles
I can't believe I found this in the local Little Free Library! I thought for sure this was one of those mass-produced, easily disposable books that I'd never see again, but there it was, and it's even got full-color illustrations, which seems pretty nice for a teeny weeny little paperback.

Josephina
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is a chicken that's "too old to lay eggs and too tough to eat", as I've remembered for years and years. She's basically just a pet for little Faith, and there really isn't room for pets in the covered wagon in which she and her family are traveling west to California. Still, Faith convinces her parents to let Josephina comes along and, of course, hijinks ensue--and for each incident, Faith stitches a square for a story quilt all about her trip across the country. I'll be honest, I totally forgot about the quilt part of this book even though it's part of the title and everything--all I remembered was the chicken!

It's a bit odd to critique a leveled reader, but if I'd make one improvement, it would be to have the little quilt square illustrations above the chapter headings actually look like the square that Faith sews instead of just a random pretty square.

A cute little introduction to westward pioneers for kids, complete with quick mentions of the very real hardships faced on the way. Yeah, it's a bit unrealistic how long Josefina sticks with the family uneaten and untraded, but hey, it's a kids book.
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Awards

Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 1988)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades K-3 — 1989)
Cardinal Cup (Noteworthy — 1987)
CCBC Choices (Picture Books — 1986)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

8.8 inches

ISBN

9780064441292

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