Wagon Train

by Sydelle Kramer

Follows a wagon trail to California in 1848 as hundreds of pioneers endure great hardships while traveling 2,000 miles of wilderness

Genres: Picture Books, History, 2nd Grade

48 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1997

About the author

Sydelle Kramer is the author of many nonfiction graded readers. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

[Jennifer Sommer]

Another book in the All Aboard Reading series, this story follows a large group of pioneers as they make a 2,000 mile journey by wagon train in 1848. Their final destination is California where they have heard it is green and beautiful, and where they may make their fortunes. The covered wagons filled with all of their belongings are discussed, as is what happens to the wagons when it becomes necessary to cross a river or climb a mountain. The scenery and the weather and what that means to the pioneers is also revealed. The pioneers meet Indians along the way and trade. The holidays are celebrated with contests and music. After six months the pioneers finally reach California. This is a very informative book about life in a wagon train and a nice map showing the various routes and destinations of pioneers is provided at the back of the book. This would be good for children in grades 1-3.

[Tara Cates]

My 5yr old son loved this book.

[Janis]

Excellent high level description of going west in a wagon train. For a short book, it covered quite a variety of situations that occurred.

[KaitandMaddie]

Edited Indian to Indigenous on the fly - otherwise a decent history read.

[Sara]

More evocative than informative, but a good introduction to the subject of westward expansion for early readers. Ray's illustrations are unusual, but beautiful.

[Sharon]

Good book with lovely warm illustrations. Just read this with my fifth grade reading pal.