Daily Life in a Covered Wagon

by Paul Erickson

Overview

Great for classroom lessons on the Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion!

In 1853, the Larkin family loaded up their wagons and headed west in search of a new life. But how did they do it? What did they eat? How did they survive sickness, and attacks from cattle thieves? Drawing on diaries and letters, and illustrated with photographs of actual object from the past, Daily Life in a Covered Wagon explored what life was really like on the wagon trail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780140562125
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	07/01/1997
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	128,114
Product dimensions:	8.19(w) x 11.06(h) x 0.18(d)
Lexile:	IG1120L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Paul Erickson is the author of several non-fiction books for young readers, including DAILY LIFE IN A COVERED WAGON and DAILY LIFE ON A SOUTHERN PLANTATION.

Table of Contents

Going West.
The Family.
The Wagon.
Inside the Wagon.
Daybreak.
Hitching Up the Wagon.
Rolling the Train.
On the Trail.
Landmarks on the Trail.
Tribes of the West.
Indian Country.
Hunting.
Children's Activities.
Nooning.
Mishaps.
Crossing a River.
Disaster.
Stopping at a Fort.
A Special Day.
Sickness and Death.
Setting Up Camp.
Entertainment.
Oregon at Last.
The Wagon in Time.
Glossary.
Index.
Places to Visit.