Welcome to Kirsten's World, 1854: Growing Up in Pioneer America (American Girls Collection) (Hardcover)

by Susan Sinnott (Author), Jodi Evert (Editor), Michelle Jones (Editor), Yvette Lapierre (Editor), Chris Duke (Illustrator), Connie Russell (Illustrator), Jamie Young (Illustrator) "Wherever Kirsten went in her small town of Ryd (reed) in Sweden, there was one word on everyone's lips: America! America was the New World,..." (more)
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Product Description
Presents a look at daily life in pioneer America during the 1850s by following a family that emigrates from Sweden to Minnesota.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 58 pages
• Publisher: American Girl (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562477706
• ISBN-13: 978-1562477707
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 10.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #160,097 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Historical Scrapbook, May 18, 2000

By	Jessica E. Becker (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

Whether you are a fan of the American Girls Collection or not, this book is historically accurate and delightful. The story tracks Kirsten's family's journey from Sweeden to the New World using primary source documents like photographs, newspaper articles, letters, and artifacts. Gathered together like a museum exhibit, the information is layered so that readers of different ages and interest levels can engage in Kirsten's life on the prairie, where she lives in a sod dugout and interacts with the local Native Americans and settlers from all over the world. This is a great book for in the classroom or in the home!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, July 11, 2003

By A Customer

This is a wonderful book that introduces children to history in a simple and interesting way. As a teacher, I would highly recommend it. It offers a mixture of photographs, drawings and text. I personally liked the back and forth style of the book. I think the point is to show how that the lives of the pioneers and Native Americans were definitely connected as well as to illustrate how their lives compared and contrasted. The format makes it very user friendly.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly informative and a real good resource on Kirsten, January 2, 2009

By	Kurt A. Johnson (Marseilles, Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This delightful book is part of the American Girls Kirsten series, and focuses on what life would have been like for Kirsten Larson, a young girl who immigrated from Sweden. The book is large, and lavishly illustrated, with many colorful drawings and interesting pictures. The book isn't a story book, unlike the other books in the Kirsten story. Instead, it put the Kirsten stories in their context within history. Everything is covered from leaving Sweden, through immigration into the United States, life on the Plains, and Native Americans.

This is a very nice book, one that is highly informative and a real good resource for those young readers who love the Kirsten stories. I highly recommend it.