Wagons Ho!: Then and Now on the Oregon Trail

By George Hallowell and Joan Holub

Book Overview

Best Children's Books of the Year 2012, Bank Street College
Recommended Read - Kansas State Reading Circle
2011 Reading the West Shortlist, Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association
2011 Book Links Lasting Connection

One girl moves to Oregon in a covered wagon, the other in a mini-van in this look at two cross-country moves.

What do buffalo, butter churns, and a mini-van have in common? A trip to Oregon, of course In Wagons, Ho , two girls move from Missouri to Oregon more than a century apart. Both girls will miss their old homes, but they'll discover new adventures on the road. Readers will love this unique look at history as they empathize with the struggles of moving to a new town while learning about the trials of the Oregon Trail.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807586137
• ISBN13: 9780807586136
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 10.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3