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Wagon wheels -
story by Barbara Brenner ; pictures by Don Bolognese.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 1993.
64 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Annotations:
- Shortly after the Civil War a black family travels to Kansas to take advantage of the free land offered through the Homestead Act.
Best Books:
- Children's Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001 ; H.W. Wilson; United States
Recommended Literature: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 2002 ; California Department of Education; California
State and Provincial Reading Lists:
- Texas Reading Club, 2002 ; Texas
Horn Book Guide:
- 1993 Fiction Rating 3, Recommended, satisfactory in style, content, and/or illustration.
Reading Measurement Programs:
Reading Counts-Scholastic
Interest Level K-2
Reading Level 3
Title Point Value 2
Lexile Measure 380
Reviews:
- Gisela Jernigan, Ph.D. (Children's Literature)
The three Muldie boys and their father have reached Kansas after a long, hard trip from Kentucky, during which their mother died. This close-knit, African American family spends their first tough winter in a dugout in the small settlement of Nicodemos, a town founded by freed slaves. They almost starve that first winter, but are helped by some Osage Indians. The three boys are left alone in the spring as their father seeks even better land, and come July, they face the challenge of traveling 150 miles on their own to meet him. The four short chapters present an exciting and realistic story, and an author's note documents its truth. The accompanying audiocassette, performed by Darrell Cary with just the right amount of drama, should help young readers follow the simple text. 1995 (orig. 1978), HarperCollins, $6.95 and $14.00. Ages 6 up.Horn Book (The Horn Book Guide, 1993)
The based-on-fact story of a widowed African-American man and his three young boys, who learn to care for themselves while traveling west to find free land in 1878, is as fascinating as ever. Beautifully narrated with sensitivity, compassion, and just the right amount of suspense, and featuring new full-color illustrations, the book will easily appeal to a new generation of beginning readers. (I Can Read series). Category: Fiction. 1993 (orig. 1978), HarperCollins, 64pp.. Ages 5 to 9. Rating: 3: Recommended, satisfactory in style, content, and/or illustration. Series:
- An I can read book
Subjects:
- Frontier and pioneer life--Kansas Fiction.
African Americans Fiction.
Kansas Fiction.
| Language | Call Number | LCCN | Dewey Decimal | ISBN/ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English (eng) | PZ7.B7518 Wag 1993 |
92018780 |
[E] |
0060206683 : $14.00 ($18.75 Can.) 0060206691 (lib. bdg.) 9780060206680 9780060206697 |