Excerpts from the diary of a fourteen-year-old girl tell of her family's journey along the Oregon-California Trail during 1849-1850. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to the era.
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Grade 4-6-Selections from portions of diaries bring to life the everyday activities of an Iowa farm girl and a family traveling by wagon train on the Oregon Trail. Misspellings and mistakes have been retained for authenticity. Some background on the girls, their families, and the period is included. Well-placed color and black-and-white illustrations, including family photographs and reproductions, and additional articles explain and expand on the material found in the diaries. In Farm Girl, sidebars discuss the one-room schoolhouse and preserving fruits and vegetables. Information on wagon-train rules, cholera, and more enhances Wagon Girl. Each book also includes a period craft or project with easy-to-follow instructions and suggestions for readers starting their own journal. The maps and time lines will be useful for reports. Readers of the "American Girls" series (Pleasant Co.), the "Dear America" series (Scholastic), and Marissa Moss's Rachel's Journal (Harcourt, 1998) will enjoy these titles. While slim, they provide personal glimpses into our history and introduce young readers to primary sources in historical context.
Carolyn Janssen, Rockford Public Library, IL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Carolyn Janssen, Rockford Public Library, IL
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Sallie Hester is a Capstone Press author.
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