| Jericho's Journey Contributor(s): Wisler, G. Clifton (Author) |
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ISBN: 014037065X ISBN-13: 9780140370652 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1995 Annotation: Jericho Wetherby yearns for adventure, so he is thrilled when his father decides to move the family from Tennessee to Texas. In a lively first-person narrative, Jericho relates a string of colorful happenings on the westward trail. "A fast-paced, action-packed pioneer story".--Kirkus Reviews. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Travel |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.16" W x 7.86" (0.26 lbs) 144 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10263 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Moving to Texas offers the promise of big adventure . . . but the journey there is tougher than Jericho ever imagined Leaving Tennessee for Texas in 1852 to make a fresh start seems like pure adventure to Jericho Wetherby. But as he and his family travel across the country with a few animals and a covered wagon loaded with possessions, they endure rain, muddy roads, bitter cold, and illness . . . and the fast approach of winter's blinding snowstorms. Can they make it to their new home before winter strikes? And is Jericho brave enough to survive the trip? A] fast-paced, action-packed pioneer story.--Kirkus Reviews The book's great local color and folksy, personable narrator . . . will carry readers along for the trip.--Booklist |