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Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure

Publication Information
Author:  Brown, Don Illustrator:  Brown, Don
Title:  Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure Date:  1997
Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin City:  Boston
ISBN, paperback:   ISBN, hardback:  0-618-07316-7

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
Alice Ramsey and three other women face floods, mud, and travel without maps as they drive from New York to San Francisco--in 1909. The charming watercolors add realistic humor to the narrative.

Teaching Ideas:
This book makes an easy reading pair with Coast to Coast with Alice by Patricia Hyatt for a multi-level classroom. The trip provides ample opportunity to use map and math skills. In 1999, to celebrate the centennial of the original trip, two women attempted to duplicate the trip (www.daimlerchrysler.com/index_e.htm?news/top/1999/t90623b_e.htm). The problems they encountered as women would be a good discussion/writing topic. If learners like this book, look for others by Don Brown on the database about women's adventures.

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bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > goal setting
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > responsibilities
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices > taking risks
bullet Hardships > problem solving
bullet Social Studies > sociology > social issues > crime > murder
bullet Transportation > cars
bullet Social Studies > sociology > women > women in history
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions


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