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All About Color
Elizabeth Rusch; Illustrated by Elizabeth Goss
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R409
Discovery Miles 4 090
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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For kids who want to learn about what life was like on the Oregon
and California Trails between 1840 and 1869, this fascinating
history book features beautiful papercut illustrations to reveal
the true experiences of real children who had traveled west. The
book shows how these children's courage, determination,
perseverance, and hope defined the West for what it represents
today. Between 1841 and 1884, more than 300,000 people—40,000 of
whom were children—moved over land across North America in search
for a new start and better life. The journey presented challenges
at every turn, from the initial preparations to the months-long
trip, and even after when the travelers reached their final
destinations. Young emigrants played large roles throughout it all,
with responsibilities ranging from hunting animals to gathering
buffalo dung, or even caring for babies. Relying on real letters
and memoirs of actual children on the trail, My Way West offers a
fresh perspective so that readers, too, can smell the campfire
smoke and see the dust kicked up by the wagon wheels. Learn about
seven-year-old Benjamin Bonney from Illinois who was introduced to
a new type of bread by Native Americans he met on the trail; how
thirteen-year-old Heber McBride and his family from England were
able to keep up with their traveling group; what ten-year-old
Thocmetony of the Northern Paiute in Nevada thought of the
travelers passing by her home; what the difficulties
twelve-year-old Owen Bush met when his family, including his free
African American father, finally reached Oregon; and more.
Including a bibliography and gorgeously illustrated in vibrant,
masterful papercut art, this book presents true stories plus quotes
so that young readers can share the emigrant kids’ triumphs and
tragedies as they make their journey west.
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