What was the Donner Party?
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Foley, Tim, 1962- illustrator.
Published
New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023.
Physical Desc
106 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
Status
New Juvenile Nonfiction
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Donner Party -- Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature.
Pioneers -- California -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Donner Party -- Juvenile literature.
Informational works.
Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Juvenile literature.
Pioneers -- California -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Published
New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023.
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"An official Who HQ book"
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 106).
Description
"In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way forward and no food or supplies. While forty-eight of the group members survived, the others perished due to extreme weather, starvation, and illness. To survive, the remaining people resorted to extreme measures . . . including cannibalism. Learn about the many miscalculations, bad decisions, and extreme weather that led to the demise of nearly half of the Donner Party in this book for young readers about one of California's first major disasters"--
Target Audience
Ages 8-12,Penguin Workshop.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hubbard, B., & Foley, T. (2023). What was the Donner Party? . Penguin Workshop.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hubbard, Ben, 1973- and Tim Foley. 2023. What Was the Donner Party?. Penguin Workshop.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hubbard, Ben, 1973- and Tim Foley. What Was the Donner Party? Penguin Workshop, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hubbard, Ben, and Tim Foley. What Was the Donner Party? Penguin Workshop, 2023.
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