| Going West Contributor(s): Van Leeuwen, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140560963 ISBN-13: 9780140560961 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1997 Annotation: "One day in early spring we packed everything we had into our wagon, and set out to find a new home". Sleeping under the stars, weathering terrible storms, and fording swollen rivers, Hannah and her family made the journey of a lifetime. An "American Bookseller" "Pick of the Lists". Full-color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Series: Picture Puffin Books |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 10.44" W x 8.37" (0.42 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 83534 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Award-winning author Jean Van Leeuwen tells the moving story of a pioneer family during the Westward Expansion One day in early spring they packed everything they had into our wagon, and set out to find a new home. Sleeping under the stars, weathering terrible storms, and fording swollen rivers, Hannah and her family made the journey of a lifetime. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Like pages torn from a frontier journal, stirring sketches and lyrical text form a moving tribute to the brave families to whom the book is dedicated.--Publishers Weekly |