Red Flower Goes West

By Ann Turner

Book Overview

When a family of settlers follows the gold rush to California, they carry with them a single red geranium to plant at their destination as a symbol of hope. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786803134
• ISBN13: 9780786803132
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Hyperion
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

Red Flower Goes West

In muted tones and spare text illustrator Dennis Nolan and author Ann Turner together create a story of one family's westward journey. "There's gold in California and free land, A man can't let that go by... Once Pa had an idea, no one could stop him", "Ma tightened her lips, dug a red flower... 'where I go, this flower goes too.' Pa had nothing to say to that". And so begins a journey of peril where Red Flower becomes more than a geranium, it becomes a symbol of survival. The soft sepia tones are punctuated by the bright red geranium flowers emphasizing the importance of Red Flower. This book leaves with you a clearer idea of how scary it would have been to be a pioneer.