Mississippi Mud: Three Prairie Journals
Publication Information
Author:  Turner, Ann	Illustrator:  Blake, Robert J.
Title:  Mississippi Mud: Three Prairie Journals	Date:  1997
Publisher:  HarperCollins	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-06-024433-X	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    diaries and journals, historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
Three pioneer children recount their trip across the prairie in a series of easy-to-read poems.
Teaching Ideas:
Comparisons among the children's points of view will work well. The language is poetic and filled with metaphors, so the text will be useful for focusing on figurative language. Text sets include Westward Expansion or pioneer life or change/relocation.
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Family > children Family > children > childhood memories History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > pioneers History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion > settlers' lives Literature and Language > figurative language > metaphor Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Midwestern United States Literature and Language > poetry

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