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Booktalks by Phyllis Clark. Journey to Nowhere I Remember the Alamo Conestoga Wagons. Booktalks. All the books in today’s presentation are Sequoyah Honor Books. All the books in today’s presentation are from the early days in America. I Remember the Alamo. Author: D. Anne Love
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Booktalks by Phyllis Clark Journey to Nowhere I Remember the Alamo Conestoga Wagons
Booktalks • All the books in today’s presentation are Sequoyah Honor Books. • All the books in today’s presentation are from the early days in America.
I Remember the Alamo • Author: D. Anne Love • Written in 1999 • 156 pages • Historical Fiction
I Remember the Alamo • Are you curious about the battle of the Alamo? • Do you remember Davy Crockett?
I Remember the Alamo The Alamo: San Antonio, Texas
I Remember the Alamo • Eleven year old Jessie and her family move to San Antonio where they are caught up in the revolution of 1835-1836, including the battle at the Alamo.
Journey to Nowhere • Author: Mary Jane Auch • Written in 1997 • 202 pages • Historical Fiction
Journey to Nowhere • Snake bites • Floods • Getting left behind • Cabin building
Journey to Nowhere • In 1815, while traveling by covered wagon to settle in the wilderness of western New York, eleven year old Mem experiences a flood, separation from her family, and much more! (This is a picture of Oneida Lake, visited by Mem and her family.)
Conestoga Wagons • Author: Richard Ammon • Illustrator: Bill Farnsworth • Written in 2000 • 30 pages • Non-fiction
Conestoga Wagons • This book explains how Conestoga wagons were built and used in early America. It also explains their historical significance and importance to the early American economy.
Conestoga Wagons • This book is an interesting read, particularly after reading the other two historical fiction books discussed earlier. Did these families use Conestoga wagons?!? ?!?