Going West (Paperback)

Jean Van Leeuwen

ISBN 10: 0140560963 / ISBN 13: 9780140560961

Published by Penguin Putnam Inc, New York, 1997

About this Item

Paperback. Award-winning author Jean Van Leeuwen tells the moving story of a pioneer family during the Westward ExpansionOne day in early spring they packed everything they had into our wagon, and set out to find a new home. Sleeping under the stars, weathering terrible storms, and fording swollen rivers, Hannah and her family made the journey of a lifetime. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists."Like pages torn from a frontier journal, stirring sketches and lyrical text form a moving tribute to the brave families to whom the book is dedicated."Publishers Weekly "One day in early spring we packed everything we had into our wagon, and set out to find a new home". Sleeping under the stars, weathering terrible storms, and fording swollen rivers, Hannah and her family made the journey of a lifetime. An "American Bookseller" "Pick of the Lists". Full-color illustrations. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Going West (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140560963
• ISBN 13: 9780140560961
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

Award-winning author Jean Van Leeuwen tells the moving story of a pioneer family during the Westward Expansion

One day in early spring they packed everything they had into our wagon, and set out to find a new home. Sleeping under the stars, weathering terrible storms, and fording swollen rivers, Hannah and her family made the journey of a lifetime.

An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.

"Like pages torn from a frontier journal, stirring sketches and lyrical text form a moving tribute to the brave families to whom the book is dedicated."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Jean Van Leeuwen (jeanvanleeuwen.com) is the author of more than fifty children's books, including picture books, Easy-to-Read books, and middle-grade fiction. Ms. Van Leeuwen now lives in another small town north of New York City with her husband, Bruce Gavril. She has two grown children, David and Elizabeth, and a young grandchild, who will surely inspire more stories.