Diary of Sarah Gillespie: A Pioneer Farm Girl

by Sarah Gillespie

Overview

Twelve year old Sarah Gillespie and her family struggled to make a life for themselves on the Great Plains. Crops and animals needed constant care. Neighbors depended on one another for survival. Through it all, Sarah wrote down her experiences in a diary. Read her story, and learn about the American frontier from someone who lived on it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476551371
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2014
Series:	First-Person Histories Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	770L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

Table of Contents

A Difficult Life on the Farm 4

The Diary of Sarah Gillespie 1877-1878 6

Preserving Pieces of History 28

Timeline 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Critical Thinking Using the Common Core 31

Internet Sites 32

Index 32

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First-person nonfiction written by young people and presented to suit today's readers