Westward, Ho,Ho,Ho! [Library Binding]

Peter And Connie Roop (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1996 | Age Level: 8 and up

Presents essays, jokes, riddles, and suggested readings on aspects of the Wild West, from the Oregon Trail to the Alamo, from Native Americans to cowboys, from explorers to outlaws.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5. Fifteen "mini reports" each feature a topic related to the Westward expansion: explorers and trailblazers, trappers and traders, Native Americans, buffalo, etc. Most topics are treated in a double-page spread, illustrated with cartoon drawings and ending with a number of silly, subject-related riddles: "Why can't a buffalo dance?" "He has two left feet." Two-to-four titles or magazine articles for further reading appear at the end of each spread. Coverage is uneven; some spreads are so brief that they provide merely an encyclopedic overview. A slight book that will be of limited use, except possibly as a read-aloud for sparking student interest.?Rosie Peasley, Empire Union School District, Modesto, CA
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From Booklist

Gr. 3^-5. It's the jokes and riddles that will attract kids to this light introduction to the history of the West. On each double-page spread, there's a quick overview of a subject--from trappers and traders to Native Americans and cowboys--along with a few cartoons, a group of riddles, and a list of one or two books for further reading. The prose is pedestrian and the history clearly oversimplified, but teachers will welcome the humor as a way to get kids relaxed and listening. Hazel Rochman

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding: 40 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761300201
• ISBN-13: 978-0761300205
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,785,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)