Seasons of the Trail

By Lynn Glaze

Book Overview

This lively new series of historical fiction spans important time periods in American history and introduces engaging and diverse characters with fast-paced adventure. Throughout national upheaval and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893110206
• ISBN13: 9781893110205
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Silver Moon Press
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

"Seasons of the Trail"

"Seasons of the Trail" by Lynn Glaze, is a delightful, well crafted, and true story of Lucy Scott, who crossed the country in a covered wagon in 1860. Lucy was Ms Glaze's great grandmother and her Diary provided the details and feelings of the family during this move from Missouri to Wheatland, California. The book is divided into eleven chapters interspaced with attractive illustrations by Matthew Archambault. There is a Selected Bibliography at the end. Sections taken directly from the Diary are printed in italics. The historical facts have been checked by the Oregon-California Trails Association. The intended audience is young adolescents, although parents and teachers who wish to read "Seasons of the Trail" aloud to children, will also enjoy it. The protagonist, Lucy Scott, aged fourteen, her parents, her six-year old sister and ten-year old brother, crowd into a prairie schooner filled with supplies and hierlooms. Without wishing to spoil the story in advance, we can safely report that Lucy proves to be a courageous young lady, given to youthful escapades and emotions, and one who helps out in river crossings, severe weather conditions, illnesses, births, injuries, a buffalo stampede and other hardships and dangers on the long trail west. The prose is fluid, the pace is well set, and the descriptions of each event become vivid and alive in the mind of the reader. Children and adolescents will immerse themselves in this wonderful adventure and discover the challenges and rewards that come from entering the new frontier.

"Seasons of the Trail"

"Seasons of the Trail" by Lynn Glaze, is a delightful, well crafted, and true story of Lucy Scott, who crossed the country in a covered wagon in 1860. Lucy was Ms Glaze's great grandmother and her Diary provided the details and feelings of the family during this move from Missouri to Wheatland, California. The book is divided into eleven chapters interspaced with attractive illustrations by Matthew Archambault. There is a Selected Bibliography at the end. Sections taken directly from the Diary are printed in italics. The historical facts have been checked by the Oregon-California Trails Association. The intended audience is young adolescents, although parents and teachers who wish to read "Seasons of the Trail" aloud to children, will also enjoy it. The protagonist, Lucy Scott, aged fourteen, her parents, her six-year old sister and ten-year old brother, crowd into a prairie schooner filled with supplies and hierlooms. Without wishing to spoil the story in advance, we can safely report that Lucy proves to be a courageous young lady, given to youthful escapades and emotions, and one who helps our in river crossings, severe weather conditions, illnesses, births, injuries, a buffalo stampede and other hardships and dangers on the long trail west. The prose is fluid, the pace is well set, and the descriptions of each event become vivid and alive in the mind of the reader. Children and adolescents will immerse themselves in this wonderful adventure and discover the challenges and rewards that come from entering the new frontier.