Patty Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Party
In the winter of 1846, the Donner Party was stranded by heavy snows in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The pioneers endured bitter hardships, and many of them died. But some survived, including 8-year-old Patty Reed, a girl filled with dignity and determination in the face of mortal danger. This is...
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In the winter of 1846, the Donner Party was stranded by heavy snows in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The pioneers endured bitter hardships, and many of them died. But some survived, including 8-year-old Patty Reed, a girl filled with dignity and determination in the face of mortal danger. This is her story, as told by Dolly, the wooden doll she kept hidden in her dress.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780961735722 (0961735724)
Publish date: August 1st 1989
Publisher: Tomato Enterprises
Pages no: 143
Edition language: English
I was skeptical. How could this book be accurate, but also engaging and appropriate for kids? Well, she totally pulls it off 100% with the clever storytelling device of having everything told from the point of view of a doll which belonged to a real-life survivor of the ill-fated expedition. Bein...
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