About this title: A provocative question-and-answer format and a multitude of facts bring to life the Oregon Trail in the 1840s. New larger format with full-color illustrations.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780590451581ISBN:0590451588
Description: Freem, Elroy. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Cove and binding has minimal wear, some creasing, pages are clean and tight. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 80 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Edition: (If You )
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780590451581ISBN:0590451588
Description: Freem, Elroy. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. FINE CONDITION, CLEAN AND TIGHT BOOK. SHIPS QUICKLY. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 80 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. FINE CONDITION, CLEAN AND TIGHT BOOK. SHIPS QUICKLY. k-Levine, Ellen, Scholastic SOFT COVER, 1992. Product Description-A provocative question-and-answer format and a multitude of facts bring to life the Oregon Trail in the 1840s. New larger format with full-color illustrations. About the Author-ELLEN ... read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. With CD! Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"Reason for Reading: read aloud to the 9yo as part of our history curriculum.
Comments: Presented in a question and answer format this book tells of daily life for the people who crossed the American West travelling the Oregon Trail in the 1840s. The questions start out with "What was the Oregon Territory?" and each subsequent question follows in a natural order from the previous. The book is very thorough and covers pretty much anything a kid could want to know from how they crossed rivers to how they made butter to what the children did all day long. The answers are written as if speaking directly to the reader and have both a sense of humour and amazement making history fun and interesting. The illustrations, which were replaced in 1992, are wonderful bright realistic watercolours. The 9yo really enjoyed this book. I also found this to be a great entry in the "If You" series."
"I like to get the information in a quick and easy format. One of the places for leaving was Independence, Missouri and of course I loved that good old Soda Springs was mentioned! I like Ellen Levine, everything I've read of hers has been good quality."
"...If You Traveled West In A Covered Wagon is an excellent book for kids, especially younger children who have not yet heard of the adventures of the American pioneers who braved the frontier of the American West to expand the territory of the United States. This book does a wonderful job of transporting its readers to the past and has lots of remarkable, but easy to remember facts.
One of the most impressive things about this book is how easily the author uses simple language to relay facts to the reader without making the information seem dry. Although both an adult and a history buff, I learned quite a few things while reading this book. In fact, I was happily surprised by how interesting this book turned out to be. The complimentary illustrations are terrific and inviting. In fact, ...If You Traveled West In A Covered Wagon is a solid, well put together book that leaves the reader thirsting for more information on this wonderful subject. That alone makes the book worth reading.
I would recommend that parents or teachers get their younger children a copy of this book so that they can read it to them. It will not only inform and entertain, but will leave kids begging to read more fascinating books such as this one."
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