HISTORY
Wadsworth, Ginger

Survival in the Snow

(3) K-3 On My Own History series. Illustrated by Craig Orback. In 1844–45, seventeen-year-old Moses Schallenberger heads west to California with a wagon train but ends up spending a long, brutal winter alone in the mountains. Independent readers will find this simply told story of survival riveting. An afterword provides more information about Moses's life after his rescue. Orback's serviceable illustrations help break up the sections of text. Reading list, websites. Bib.

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