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Going West

Jean Van Leeuwen

Award-winning author Jean Van Leeuwen tells the moving story of a pioneer family during the Westward Expansion

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.

An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.

"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."--Publishers Weekly

Book Details

  • Publisher: Puffin Books
  • Publish Date: Aug 1st, 1997
  • Pages: 48
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.37in - 10.44in - 0.25in - 0.42lb
  • EAN: 9780140560961
  • Recommended age: 02-05
  • Categories: Historical - United States - 19th CenturyFamily - General (see also headings under Social Themes)

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About the Author

Jean Van Leeuwen (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.

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Praise for this book

"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."--Publishers Weekly

"The simple vocabulary and evocative pictures provide a quiet beginning for general discussions about the past."--School Library Journal