Description: An eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness, and to stay with the Indians when her father goes back to bring the rest of the family.
Synopsis An eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness, and to stay with the Indians when her father goes back to bring the rest of the family.
Remembering her mother's words, an eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness and to stay with the Indians when her father goes back to bring the rest of the family.
The true story of a brave girl who built a home with her father in the wilderness in colonial America.
Details
Publication Date:
1991-10-01
Series:
Ready-For-Chapters
Illustrator:
Leonard Weisgard
Edition Description:
Illustrated
Size
Length:
52 pages
Height:
7.5 in
Width:
5.3 in
Thickness:
0.2 in
Weight:
3.2 oz
Publisher's Note Sarah and her father leave their family to build a home in the wilderness of colonial America. When they finish, he goes away to bring the rest of the family, telling her that "to be afraid and to be brave is the best courage of all." "This story is one to be long remembered for its beautiful simplicity and dignity."--"New York Times Book Review."
Industry Reviews "This story is one to be long remembered for its beautiful simplicity and dignity." Skinner