The Long Way Westward

by Joan Sandin

On Sale: 01/30/1992

The Long Way Westward

by Joan Sandin

illustrated by Joan Sandin

On Sale: 01/30/1992

Format:

Library of Congress Children’s Books

About the Book

America, at last! This classic early reader tells an exciting story and is also a good launching pad for classroom and home discussions.

The Long Way Westward relates the experiences of two young brothers and their family, immigrants from Sweden, from their arrival in New York through the journey to their new home in Minnesota.

This lively sequel to The Long Way to a New Land follows the fortunes of Carl Erik’s family from New York City to the farmlands of Minnesota. "Historically accurate; will attract competent primary-grade readers and will be equally suitable for less able readers in intermediate grades." (School Library Journal)

As a fan of this book and its companion, The Long Way to a New Land, put it: "The books describe the difficulty and dangers of the journey in a way that is non-complaining and full of optimism for a new life in America. Teachers, these books are wonderful for integrating with other subjects and topics, such as immigration, westward expansion, steamships, trains, geography, and American life in the 1860s."

Author-artist Joan Sandin's grandfather was born in Sweden and immigrated to Wisconsin with his parents in 1882, when he was only two. Joan herself spent time in Sweden and did extensive research to create her well-loved classic books about the immigrant experience.

Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780064441988
  • ISBN 10: 0064441989
  • Imprint: HarperCollins
  • On Sale: 01/30/1992
  • Pages: 64
  • List Price:5.99 CAD
  • Ages: 4 to 8
  • BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Beginner
  • BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education
  • BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience
  • BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Transportation / Railroads & Trains
  • BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration
  • BISAC6 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century
  • BISAC7 : JUVENILE FICTION / Poetry (see also Stories in Verse)
  • BISAC8 : JUVENILE FICTION / Media Tie-In
  • BISAC9 : JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
  • BISAC10 : JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural

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