Synopses & Reviews
Animated pictures capture the drama and warmth of this historically based, affectionate story of good and bad times on a nineteenth-century wagon-train journey.‘Coerr packs strong emotions into the story, which is detailed and eventful enough to create vivid historical setting within the confines of a beginning-to-read format." —BL.
Children's Editors' Choices for 1986 (BL)
Notable 1986 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
The USA Through Children's Books 1985 (ALA)
About the Author
Eleanor Coerr's children's books include The Josephina Story Quilt and Chang's Paper Pony, both I Can Read Books. She lives in British Columbia.