| Daily Life in a Covered Wagon Contributor(s): Erickson, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140562125 ISBN-13: 9780140562125 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 Annotation: In 1853, the Larkin family loaded their covered wagon and headed west on the Oregon trail in search of a new life. How did they do it? What did they eat? How did they dress? How did they survive sickness or attacks from cattle thieves? Drawing on diaries and letters, and illustrated with photos of actual objects from the past, "Daily Life in a Covered Wagon" explores what life was really like on the wagon train. Full-color illustrations, b&w photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States |
| Dewey: 917.804 |
| LCCN: 96070377 |
| Lexile Measure: 1120 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 8.23" W x 11.08" (0.46 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 47948 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Great for classroom lessons on the Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion In 1853, the Larkin family loaded up their wagons and headed west in search of a new life. But how did they do it? What did they eat? How did they survive sickness, and attacks from cattle thieves? Drawing on diaries and letters, and illustrated with photographs of actual object from the past, Daily Life in a Covered Wagon explored what life was really like on the wagon trail. |