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Going West by Jean Van Leeuwen, Thomas B. Allen

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2. Grades preschool-Grade 1
3. This tells the tale of Hannah and her family as they journey West across the country. The family left in hopes of a better future, a farm and better life. In simple narrative, children learn the plight of travelers in covered wagons and the hope for a future.
4. With beautifully detailed illustrations, this story tells an engaging tale of a family and their move westward. It gently tells the difficulties family face, uprooting their lives and traveling somewhere new.
5. This book is good as a simple class read aloud, also as part of a history lesson on westward migration as the United States expanded.
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