Facing west
Subtitle: a story of the Oregon Trail
By: by Kathleen V. Kudlinski ; illustrated by James Watling
Contributors: Watling, James, ill
Series: Once upon America
Publisher: Puffin Books; Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 58
ISBN-13: 9780140369144
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Overland journeys to the Pacific; Asthma; Frontier and pioneer life; Fiction
Description: As his family sets out from Missouri to Oregon, young Ben wonders whether he will have more trouble with the dangers of the journey or his debilitating asthma.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Viking, 1994.
Table of contents: title: The elephant; title: Adventure; title: Indian attack; title: The divide; title: Desert fire; title: Rapids; title: About this book.