My Lists
Featured Lists
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2002
Gr 3-6 A good combination of history lesson, craft instruction, critical-thinking activities, and story. The factual sections give background on the American acquisition of the land extending to the Pacific Ocean, Native American philosophy regarding land ownership, Indian land loss, and a great deal of additional information pertaining to life on the westward trails. "You Are There" pieces narrated by a fictional child chronicling wagon-train life and sidebars encouraging readers to ponder vari...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




