Going West
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Description
Award-winning author Jean Van Leeuwen tells the moving story of a pioneer family during the Westward ExpansionOne day in early spring they packed everything they had into our wagon, and set out to find a new home. Sleeping under the stars, weathering terrible storms, and fording swollen rivers, Hannah and her family made the journey of a lifetime. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.”Like pages torn from a frontier journal, stirring sketches and lyrical text form a moving tribute to the brave families to whom the book is dedicated.”—Publishers Weekly
Additional information
Weight | 0.19 kg |
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Dimensions | 0.44 × 26.37 × 21.59 cm |
PubliCanadation City/Country | USA |
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Pages | 48 |
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Year Published | 1997-8-1 |
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For Ages | K |
ISBN 10 | 0140560963 |
About The Author | Jean Van Leeuwen (jeanvanleeuwen.com) is the author of more than fifty children's books, including picture books, Easy-to-Read books, and middle-grade fiction. Ms. Van Leeuwen now lives in another small town north of New York City with her husband, Bruce Gavril. She has two grown children, David and Elizabeth, and a young grandchild, who will surely inspire more stories. |
"Like pages torn from a frontier journal, stirring sketches and lyrical text form a moving tribute to the brave families to whom the book is dedicated."—Publishers Weekly"The simple vocabulary and evocative pictures provide a quiet beginning for general discussions about the past."—School Library Journal |
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