Life in the West / Teresa Domnauer.

Title:

ISBN:

9780531205839

9780531212462

Personal Author:

Domnauer, Teresa

Publication Information:

New York : Children's Press, [2010]

Physical Description:

48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.

Contents:

A land of hope : why did so many people choose to move west? -- A place for all people : what were western communities like? -- The big truth! : cowboys and cattle ranches : what jobs did cowboys have to do? -- Life on the frontier : what kinds of chores did pioneer children do? -- Tough times on the prairie : what made life so hard in the early West? -- The impact of the pioneers : how did the pioneers change the land? -- True statistics.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.6 0.5 135168.

Geographic Term:

West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890

Subject Term:

Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)

Pioneers--West (U.S.) -- History 19th century.

Pioneers--West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs 19th century.

Pioneers--West (U.S.) -- History.

Pioneers--West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs.

Audience:

890L Lexile