I Can Read Books: Level 3: The Josefina Story Quilt (Hardcover)

from Legos

Good story but may be a bit too sad for more sensitive children. People and animals die along the way of the Westward expansion - but kids also need to know that it was a hard life going West. I recommend this book, however, if you have a sensitive child (as I do), then you may need to explain th...

from odonnell

"The Josefina Story Quilt" by Eleanor Coerr is an easy, but enjoyable, book about a young girl named Faith's 1850 covered wagon trip to California. Like most pioneering families, Faith's family had to make sacrifices when deciding what to take on their journey. Her mother did not take the beloved...

from tshrum06

This is a good example of historical fiction. It is not about someone famous, but the likelihood of the events is very high. And it is about westward expansion and having to make sacrifices when traveling on the wagon. It is likely and keeps the reader engaged.