A wooden toy horse, passed from child to child, introduces us to 10 children who lived in 10 different decades and different parts of Washington state. Starting with an 11-year-old on an 1890s wheat farm, this book describes the everyday life of a Native American girl sent away to boarding school, a logger’s son who conquers his fear of heights, a polio victim who meets President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a Laotion immigrant settling into an American school. Includes a glossary of ethnic and historical terms. A useful supplement to standard Washington state history texts.
Horse's Tale: 10 Adventures in 100 Years FROM THE PUBLISHER Meet Elsie, a Native American child in 1902; Henry, son of a logger, as he overcomes his fear of heights in the '20s; and Amone, a Laotian immigrant, as she enters and American school in 1976.
Each story reflects the impact of historical events on the day-to-day lives of children. Stories are linked by the travels of a wooden toy horse who is passed from child to child.
|
