Across America on an Emigrant Train Contributor(s): Murphy, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395764831 ISBN-13: 9780395764831 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: An account of Robert Louis Stevenson's twelve day journey from New York to California in 1879, interwoven with a history of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the settling of the West. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Railroads & Trains - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 92038650 |
Lexile Measure: 1180 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.4" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 150 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 8452 Reading Level: 7.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Murphy, Jim: - Jim Murphy's nonfiction books have received numerous awards, among them two Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, three Orbis Pictus awards, the Margaret A. Edwards award, the James Madison Book Award, and a National Book Award nomination. Born and raised in New Jersey, Jim lives in Maplewood, NJ, with his family. jimmurphybooks.com. |