| Cabin on Trouble Creek Contributor(s): Van Leeuwen, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142411647 ISBN-13: 9780142411643 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: After clearing enough Ohio forest to build a log cabin in 1803, Pa sets off for Pennsylvania to fetch the rest of the family, while brothers Daniel and Will stay behind. But when Pa doesn't return, the boys must survive the winter with only an axe, two knives, a sack of cornmeal, and their ability to improvise. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 660 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.17" W x 7.64" (0.44 lbs) 224 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 78020 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After clearing enough forest to build a log cabin for their new home, Pa returns east to fetch the rest of the family, while young brothers Daniel and Will stay behind to watch the land. Pa had planned to return within six weeks . . . but something must have gone wrong. Now the boys must survive the winter with only a few supplies and their ability to invent and improvise. But are they alone in the woods? Jean Van Leeuwen's engrossing novel of pioneer survival is based on a true incident. |