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Going West - (Picture Puffin Books) by Jean Van Leeuwen (Paperback)

Going West - (Picture Puffin Books) by  Jean Van Leeuwen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"One day in early spring we packed everything we had into our wagon, and set out to find a new home". Sleeping under the stars, weathering terrible storms, and fording swollen rivers, Hannah and her family made the journey of a lifetime. An "American Bookseller" "Pick of the Lists". Full-color illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Award-winning author Jean Van Leeuwen tells the moving story of a pioneer family during the Westward Expansion</b> <p/>One day in early spring they packed everything they had into our wagon, and set out to find a new home. Sleeping under the stars, weathering terrible storms, and fording swollen rivers, Hannah and her family made the journey of a lifetime. <p/><b>An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.<br></b><br><b>Like pages torn from a frontier journal, stirring sketches and lyrical text form a moving tribute to the brave families to whom the book is dedicated.--<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Like pages torn from a frontier journal, stirring sketches and lyrical text form a moving tribute to the brave families to whom the book is dedicated.--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>The simple vocabulary and evocative pictures provide a quiet beginning for general discussions about the past.--<i>School Library Journal </i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Jean Van Leeuwen</b> (jeanvanleeuwen.com) is the author of more than fifty children's books, including picture books, Easy-to-Read books, and middle-grade fiction. Ms. Van Leeuwen now lives in another small town north of New York City with her husband, Bruce Gavril. She has two grown children, David and Elizabeth, and a young grandchild, who will surely inspire more stories.</p>

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