| Pappy's Handkerchief Contributor(s): Scillian, Devin (Author), Ellison, Chris (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1585363162 ISBN-13: 9781585363162 Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Young Moses and his family leave Baltimore in 1889 in a quest of owning their own land and head west, where they find themselves participating in the Oklahoma Land Run. Evocative paintings and spellbinding storytelling bring this pivotal event in American history to vivid life for young readers. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2007006394 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Series: Tales of Young Americans |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 9.38" W x 11.21" (1.07 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Oklahoma - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Geographic Orientation - Maryland - Locality - Baltimore, Maryland - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 122634 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Young Moses and his family are barely scraping by. He helps his father in their fish stall selling each day's catch to passersby but times are hard in 1889 Baltimore. It's difficult to provide for a family of ten. But when they hear of free farmland out in Oklahoma, it sounds like the answer to their prayers. The family sells all they own and heads west to fulfill a lifelong dream. Their wagon journey, however, is plagued with troubles from ice storms and flooded rivers to diminishing supplies and sickness. Yet Moses and his family persevere. They arrive in time to take a place along the boundary line that marks the staging point for the Oklahoma Land Run. But after making it this far, will even more bad luck prevent them from realizing their dream of owning their own piece of America? Evocative paintings and spellbinding storytelling bring the Oklahoma Land Run to vivid life for young readers. |