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Overview
After meeting Emma, who is part of a band of Mormons making their way to Salt Lake City in 1856, Doe Sia, a young Bannock girl, proves her friendship when the two are caught in a brutal snow storm.After meeting Emma, who is part of a band of Mormons making their way to Salt Lake City in 1856, Doe Sia, a young Bannock girl, proves her friendship when the two are caught in a brutal snow storm.
Editorials
Children's Literature -
Between 1856 and 1860, ten companies of handcart pioneers left Iowa City to travel nearly thirteen hundred miles to the Salt Lake Valley. These hearty travelers pulled handcarts, which contained up to five hundred pounds of supplies, over rugged terrain and through adverse weather conditions. Based on actual diaries and accounts of one group, the lives of two fictional characters Emma, a Danish girl, and Doe Sia, a Bannock Indian child, are entwined. Emma is separated from her family, caught in a blizzard and near death, when the resourceful Doe Sia, whose name meant Snowflower, rescues her. The girls struggle to keep warm and find food. They encounter a series of disasters, but Doe Sia's nature training proves to be invaluable. Thomasma's respect for Native Americans is evident and the account of the pioneer journey is well researched. Detailed black-and-white drawings enhance the text. 1999, Baker Books/Baker Book House and Grandview Publishing, Ages 8 to 12, $9.99 and $5.99. Reviewer: Laura HummelBook Details
Published
August 1, 1999
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group (MI)
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780801044380