A Fourth of July on the Plains

By Jean Van Leeuwen

Based on the diary of E.W. Conyers and Jesse A. Applegate's Recollections of My Boyhood, this warm and uplifting story about an Independence Day celebration, set during the early days of the Oregon... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803717725
• ISBN13: 9780803717725
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Dial
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 20.0" x 20.0" x 20.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Celebrating America's Birthday

Part of my daughter's and my July 4th celebrations every year is to watch the video "1776," not because it is the most accurate portrayal of American history, but because it at least commemorates WHY we celebrate Independence Day. My daughter enjoyed the book "A Fourth of July on the Plains" on several levels. First, the characters clearly remembered why we celebrate the 4th as they sewed a flag and gave speeches. The simplicty of the celebration also showed how people can have a great time with just the basics of good food, good fellowship, and an impromptu parade. Finally, the tale of pioneers heading west in a wagon train -- a piece of history in itself -- celebrating an even earlier era in America's past evoked a sense of continuity. It helped me show my daughter how for over 200 hundred years, generations of Americans have paid tribute to the country's founding.