Roughing It on the Oregon Trail - (Time-Traveling Twins) by Diane Stanley (Paperback)
Similar Products
Products of same category from the store
All
Product info
<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Aided by their grandmother's magic hat, twins Lenny and Liz and their grandmother travel back in time to 1843 to join a relative and her family on the Oregon Trail, describing the experience of seeing buffalo, fording rivers, and meeting Indians on their journey. Full-color illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>What if you could close your eyes and open them to find you were amongst hundreds of pioneers in 1843, packing up your covered wagon to travel the 2,000 miles of the Oregon Trail? Meet twins Liz and Lenny and their unique grandmother, who, with the help of her magic hat, can transport the twins to any time in history. In their first journey, the twins spend eight months crossing the country on foot and by covered wagon, braving the mountain ranges and river valleys, battling floods and droughts, and cooking slam-johns and sowbellies over buffalo chips.</p><p>Diane Stanley's spirited, humorous, and historically accurate depiction of day-to-day life on the Oregon Trail is brought to life with Holly Berry's energetic illustrations. Overflowing with fun, informative details, and word balloons that capture each piece of dialogue, young readers will be transported into an exciting page in American history alongside the adventurous Time-Traveling Twins.</p> <p>Children's Pick of the Lists 2000(ABA) and Children's Books 2000-NY Public Lib.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Stanley's wit and authority are very much in evidence.... [She] does for history what Joanna Cole and her Magic School Bus do for science." --"The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books"Stanley gives a humorous and historically accurate account.... Even history buffs will find something new in this description.... Berry provides appealing illustrations, rich in detail."--"Kirkus Reviews<br>
Price History
Price Archive shows prices from various stores, lets you see history and find the cheapest. There is no actual sale on the website. For all support, inquiry and suggestion messagescommunication@pricearchive.us