This blog was developed as a resource for teachers who are looking to incorporate high quality and award winning trade books into their social studies curriculum. I have compiled and cited various reviews on these books, and additionally have listed online resources that will help teachers use these books for instructional purposes.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847
Written by: Kristiana Gregory
"Thirteen-year-old Hattie Campbell records the details of her family's harrowing migration to Oregon in a covered wagon and describes the many challenges, both joyful and tragic, that mark the journey."
Publishers Description
Online Resources:
http://www.scholastic.com/dearamerica/parentteacher/guides/dearamerica/lonesomefs.htm
Labels:
4th grade,
5th grade,
pioneers,
westward expansion
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