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Rachel's Journal: The Story of a Pioneer Girl

by: Marissa Moss

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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780152021689
ISBN: 015202168X
Label: Silver Whistle Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Silver Whistle Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 56
Publication Date: May 01, 2001
Publisher: Silver Whistle Paperbacks
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 219174
Studio: Silver Whistle Paperbacks



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Product Description:
Traveling by covered wagon, young Rachel and her family follow the Oregon Trail from Illinois all the way to California. The terrain is rough and the seven-month trip is filled with adventure. Rachel's own handwritten journal chronicles every detail and features cherished 'pasted-in' mementos gathered along the way.

Amazon.com Review:
Marissa Moss, author of the popular Amelia's Notebook series, moves into new territory with Rachel's Journal, the story of a spirited 10-year-old pioneer girl who must leave her childhood home in Illinois and travel by covered wagon to the wilds of California. Rachel is entrusted by her grandfather to chronicle the long journey in the form of a handwritten journal. Through her journal entries, we are transported into a world of new adventures and fearsome challenges as Rachel's family and the others in their wagon train make their way along the Oregon Trail in search of a homestead in the Sacramento Valley.

Rachel is refreshingly unconventional: she dons her brother's shirt and britches when one of the oxen makes 'a nice meal' of her only wool dress, learns to crack a whip, and makes friends with a young American Indian brave. Children will delight in the day-to-day accounts of life on the trail, enhanced by the notes and colorful drawings Rachel has added to the journal's margins. Based on real diaries kept by courageous pioneers between 1846 and 1868, Rachel's Journal is an excellent choice for third graders and older, and can also be successfully read aloud to younger children, who will enjoy imagining themselves as pioneering adventurers. An intimate look at a momentous journey, this book will not fail to move and inspire readers of all ages. --Aimée Damman



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Terrific Story and Format
My 11-yo daughter and I are doing a study on the Westward Expansion and Pioneers. We read this aloud ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great book for studying pioneers
A student asked me to buy this particular book and she has been pouring over it since it arrived.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Rachels Journal Review
I like the book because ,it is writer in letters. Rachels likes to writter in like 12 day. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Loved this Book!
Just like Marissa Moss' "Amelia" books, this was a hand-written, journal-style book, with lots of pictures. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Good for Class; Good for Home
Though this book is meant to be an aid in the classroom, I found it highly enjoyable even for the casual reader. ... Read More

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