Meet Libby Davis, a lively little girl growing up on a farm in the heart of pioneer America. In this book, you will read about the river itself, and about Libby%%u2019s parents, Jonathan and Nancy, and her big sister Emmeline. You%%u2019ll go to school with Emmeline and Libby and you%%u2019ll find out how Libby raised lambs and made a homespun blanket. You%%u2019ll meet up with Miami Indians, and read about the Davis family%%u2019s successful efforts to shelter Joseph Riley, a fugitive slave. Based on the life of the author's great grandmother, Elizabeth Hiatt Davis, the book vividly evokes the busy and creative life of the Indiana pioneers.
Details
- Publication Date
- Aug 11, 2011
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781257771158
- Category
- Children's
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Deborah Gorham
Specifications
- Pages
- 120
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)