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The Buffalo Storm

The Buffalo Storm Hardcover - 2007

by Katherine Applegate

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  • very good
  • Hardcover

Hallie isn't afraid of anything--that is, anything but storms, which she braves along with her grandmother, huddled beneath a special quilt. When her family decides to join a wagon train and go west, leaving her grandmother--and everything Hallie has ever known--behind, Hallie knows she will have to be braver than she's ever been before. Then one day on the trail she witnesses the wildest, most glorious storm imaginable. How can she be afraid of anything after that?
Lyrical text from an exceptional writer is paired with gorgeous, jewel-like paintings in this evocative story of westward expansion.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Details

  • Title The Buffalo Storm
  • Author Katherine Applegate
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Date 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0618535977I4N10
  • ISBN 9780618535972 / 0618535977
  • Weight 0.96 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.28 x 10.27 x 0.37 in (26.11 x 26.09 x 0.94 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 880
  • Library of Congress subjects Grandmothers, Fear
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006015661
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Hallie isn't afraid of anything--that is, anything but storms, which she braves along with her grandmother, huddled beneath a special quilt. When her family decides to join a wagon train and go west, leaving her grandmother--and everything Hallie has ever known--behind, Hallie knows she will have to be braver than she's ever been before. Then one day on the trail she witnesses the wildest, most glorious storm imaginable. How can she be afraid of anything after that?
Lyrical text from an exceptional writer is paired with gorgeous, jewel-like paintings in this evocative story of westward expansion.

Media reviews

Teachers and parents will appreciate this high-quality combination of text and illustration.
Kirkus Reviews

Richly descriptive verse narrative about a girl on the Oregon Trail.
Publishers Weekly

Ormerod's texured watercolors and pastels employ billowy swatchs of color to suggest th vastness of the setting. . . . Vivid imagery makes this lyrical tale an accessible, fresh addition to the children's pioneer genre as it tackles themes of change, courage and home.
Publishers Weekly

"Readers will be convinced by the girl's sentiments on the last page: "Oregon's a fine place . . . . It's home now for me.'" Horn Book

"Add this stirring story to the growing number of picture books about pioneer life." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review