{"product_id":"covered-wagons-bumpy-trails-verla-kay-signed-by-author-first-impressions","title":"Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails:  Verla Kay  **  Signed by Author. First Impressions **","description":"Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails:  Verla Kay  **  Signed by Author. First Impressions **  2000\u003cbr\u003eCondition:  Excellent no signs of wear\u003cbr\u003eCover:  Hardcover with slipcover\u003cbr\u003ePrevious Owner inside cover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations and simple rhyming text follow Mother, Father, and Baby John as they make the difficult journey by wagon to a new home across the Rocky Mountains in the fertile Sacramento Valley of California. By the creators of Gold Fever.\u003cbr\u003eReviews\u003cbr\u003ePreSchool-Grade 3-Similar to Kay's Gold Fever and Iron Horse (both Putnam, 1999), this inventive rhyming tale makes American history accessible to young children. Using four lines per page, and usually no more than four syllables per line, the author describes a pioneer family's journey to California. The trip is exciting and spirits are high for Mother, Father, and Baby John at the outset, but as their voyage progresses, the baby grows into a toddler, prized possessions are abandoned out of necessity, and rough weather and terrain chisel away at the entire wagon train. The family finally arrives in the Sacramento Valley with little more than the bare essentials and a lot of high hopes. A brief introduction and simple map offer additional insights into the hardships of the trip and the resourcefulness of the travelers bold enough to undertake it. Done in watercolors and gouache on marbleized paper, Schindler's paintings are integral to the story, depicting the increasingly weary travelers and setting the tone throughout the book, from boisterous to fatigued to contented at the end. The staccato text and expansive artwork blend together perfectly to tell a riveting story about courage, endurance, and optimism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**STAR SELLER **\u003cbr\u003eSmooth shipping\u003cbr\u003eSpeedy replies\u003cbr\u003eSmoke free home\u003cbr\u003eFree shipping\u003cbr\u003e95","brand":"Three Pigeons Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46992678846662,"sku":null,"price":94.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/7983\/6102\/files\/il_fullxfull.7173864414_nm4q.jpg?v=1788114543","url":"https:\/\/threepigeonsbookshop.com\/products\/covered-wagons-bumpy-trails-verla-kay-signed-by-author-first-impressions","provider":"Three Pigeons Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}