Wagon Wheels - Couverture rigide

Brenner, Barbara

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0060206683 ISBN 13 : 9780060206680

Editeur : HarperCollins, 1978

Synopsis

Wagon Wheels Shortly after the Civil War a black family travels to Kansas to take advantage of the free land offered through the Homestead Act. Full description

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Barbara Brenner's curiosity about the world ranges far and wide. Her interests are reflected in the wide scope of her quality fiction and nonfiction. Some of her best-selling titles include Wagon Wheels and Voices: Poetry and Art from Around the World, which was an ALA Notable Book for Children and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. One Small Place in a Tree is a companion book to the striking One Small Place by the Sea. Barbara Brenner lives with her husband, artist Fred Brenner, in Hawley, Pennsylvania.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A young African-American boy describes the wilderness adventures of his pioneering family in Kansas in the 1870s. ‘It is remarkable that a writer can convey an accurate sense of historical time and place while telling a warm, realistic (and factual) story to primary graders. Recommended for middle graders with reading difficulties as well as for younger children.’ —BL.

Notable Children's Books of 1978 (ALA)
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À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0060206683
• ISBN 13: 9780060206680
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Illustrateur: Bolognese Don