Roughing It on the Oregon Trail: The Time-Traveling Twins (学校和图书馆装订)
分類: 图书,进口原版书,Children's Books(儿童图书),History & Historical Fiction(历史与历史小说),Fiction,
品牌: Diane StanleyHolly Berry
基本信息出版社:SAN VAL INC; Turtleback Scho (2001年8月1日)学校和图书馆装订:48页读者对象:Ages 4-8
ISBN:0613442504条形码:9780613442503产品尺寸及重量:20.8 x 24.9 x 1 cm ; 386 gASIN:0613442504商品描述内容简介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.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.Children's Pick of the Lists 2000(ABA) and Children's Books 2000-NY Public Lib.媒体推荐Covered wagons and moving villages are not what Liz and Lenny had in mind when they arrived at Grandma's house. But Liz and Lenny don't have your average grandmother....With the help of Grandma's magic hat, the twins embark on a time-traveling adventure -- back to 1843, roughing it on the Oregon Trail. From scaling mountains and fording rivers to cooking slam-johns and sowbellies over buffalo chips, Liz and Lenny find out firsthand that living history is a whole lot different than just learning about it!Diane Stanley's humorous and historically accurate depiction of day-to-day life on the Oregon Trail is brought to life by Holly Berry's energetic illustrations. Real dialogue and a diverse, authentic cast of characters transport young readers into an exciting page of American history.