The Sheldon family traveled through the Ohio River Valley in a covered wagon in the 1800s, planning to settle in the town of Aurora. Focusing on this family's hopes and the hardships they faced, Sanders makes history personal and immediate. Full-color illustrations.
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From a notation in a historical source, Sanders constructs this story about the Sheldons, a family of settlers who spend the night on a muddy road when trees block their path only a few miles from their final destination--the bustling town of Aurora. But Aurora is no more than a surveyor's post, and so, once they are rescued by other settlers living nearby, the Sheldons become Aurora's first residents. "The next settlers did not come for three years," is the book's last line. Eloquently spun is this story of momentary hardship in the face of overwhelming beginnings. In an endnote, Sanders ( Bad Man Ballad ) explains how he came to understand the lives of people from the past; both the note and the story fairly pulse with emotion. Kastner's shimmering watercolors depict the stormy night and the dawn when Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon survey the land that is to become their own. A generous, poetic book, it casts a spell over the past. Ages 6-10.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Sanders explores the pioneer experience ... readers cannot help but be touched ... Kastner s soft-edged watercolors ...integrate perfectly ... transforming history into real life. --Booklist
Eloquently spun ... A generous, poetic book, it casts a spell over the past. --Publishers Weekly
... gives more insight into the pioneer experience than many a longer treatise might. --The Horn Book
Eloquently spun ... A generous, poetic book, it casts a spell over the past. --Publishers Weekly
... gives more insight into the pioneer experience than many a longer treatise might. --The Horn Book --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
Eloquently spun ... A generous, poetic book, it casts a spell over the past. --Publishers Weekly
... gives more insight into the pioneer experience than many a longer treatise might. --The Horn Book
Eloquently spun ... A generous, poetic book, it casts a spell over the past. --Publishers Weekly
... gives more insight into the pioneer experience than many a longer treatise might. --The Horn Book --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
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