The white ox
Subtitle: based on the true story of Emily Swain Squires
By: Ruth Hailstone ; illustrations by Dan Burr.
Contributors: Burr, Dan, 1951-
Publisher: Calkins Creek
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Honesdale, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781590785553
Subjects: Squires, Emily Swain, -- 19th cent; Mormon women -- United States -- Biography; Mormon women -- England -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: Emily Swain Squires was so tiny at birth she would have fit in a teacup. Now she is ten years old and feels just grown up enough for her first big adventure. Emily will leave her family behind in England and travel the sea and across a continent to Zion, her new home. But Emily will discover that big adventures can leave you feeling small all over again. And sometimes you need a friend to help you get home. Author Ruth Hailstone based Emily's story on family accounts. Dan Burr's well-researched paintings capture Emily's determined spirit during her long and difficult journey to her new home.