The Josefina Story Quilt (I Can Read Book 3) [Paperback]

Eleanor Coerr (Author), Bruce Degen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: I Can Read Book 3

California,
here we come!

Faith's Pa says there's no room on a wagon train for Josefina, a chicken who's too tough to eat and too old to lay eggs. But Faith loves her pet. Can Josefina show Pa that she still has a few surprises left in her?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3 Faith is allowed to take her pet hen, Josefina, along in her family's covered wagon to California on one condition: ". . .if she makes any trouble, OUT SHE GOES!" Josefina survives some close calls with trouble, but when robbers raid the camp and Josefina squawks a warning, she earns Pa's praise and gratitude. Unfortunately, it's Josefina's last gasp. Faith mourns her but sews another patch for her memory quilt in honor of her hen. When the family reaches California, the quilt they sew tells the story of their journey. Children will appreciate Faith's bond with her pet and the details of an 1850 adventure. The story makes the history go down easily, and an author's note at the end fills in facts about the western trip and the place of quilts as pioneer diaries. The charcoal and blue/yellow wash illustrations are clear and natural, but little attention is paid to matching up quilt squares with the story's action. On the whole, a good introduction to historical fiction that children can read for themselves.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Eleanor Coerr is the author of many books for young readers, including The Big Baloon Race, a Reading Rainbow book, Chang's Paper Pony, and The Josefina Story Quilt, a Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (April 4, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064441296
• ISBN-13: 978-0064441292
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,351 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Our favorite audiobook, October 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Josefina Story Quilt Book and Tape (I Can Read Book 3) (Audio Cassette)

We never tire of Josefina's story. It was a great introduction to the western migration, and sparked my daughters curiosity about the prairie and the period. I would recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Warning: the chicken dies., October 5, 2010

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Reader Rivka (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Josefina Story Quilt (I Can Read!, Level 3) (Paperback)

Please be aware that the beloved pet chicken dies before you allow your young child to read this book. My daughter was taken by surprise, and she sobbed and sobbed. This is a gripping story with fascinating historical details, but she really came to love Josephina and she was not prepared for her death.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cute little story, September 7, 2005

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LindaCrev "Linda" (Chicagoish) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Josefina Story Quilt (I Can Read Book 3) (Paperback)

Our seven year old loved this, kind of a "Little House on the Prairie" type story only vveerryy simple. A girl doesn't want to leave her hen behind on the trip west by covered wagon. In the end, the hen gets to tag along, and the events that ensue become quilt squares pieced together to make a quilt which the girl treasures long after the hen is gone. Cute, simple illustrations. Perfect length "chapters" for those to whom "chapters" are very important! :) Thumbs up.