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The Cabin Faced West
- By Jean Fritz
- Genre: Historical Fiction
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Story takes kids back to the frontier days.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is a lively tale about a pioneer girl's joys and hardships, and includes an encounter with George Washington. The drawings of the characters at work and play are engaging.
What's the story?
Imagine yourself passing peas and potatoes to General George Washington! That's exactly what happens to young Ann Hamilton and her pioneer family one fateful night in western Pennsylvania. This charming, historically accurate story transports readers back to a time when the frontier was being settled, and families never knew who--friend or foe--would show up for dinner!
Is it any good?
With its cheery tone and fast-paced blend of fact and fiction, THE CABIN FACED WEST is the quintessential Jean Fritz book. It has all the earmarks of the award-winning author's other historical fiction books: a light, sprightly style, a dash of humor, and a dose of history. The wild frontier of early pioneer life forms the backdrop for this story, though unfortunately no date is given to ground the story. Early on, Fritz illuminates the mind-set that permeated the new West: The back of Hamilton's cabin was "turned squarely against the East just as her father had turned his back."
The artwork is wistful, especially when Ann Hamilton is shown in relation to the adults around her. Fritz paints her ancestor as a sympathetic character who uses pluck and intelligence as she struggles to surmount both homesickness and sibling conflict.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about life on the frontier. Would you find it exciting or dull? A fun challenge or too hard? How realistic do you think most books, TV shows, and movies about frontier life are?
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worst book ever!!!
Its the CRAPIEST book ever it totally sucks like its about a stupid girl who0 i think lkike touched a hot stove or somthing some wheres along the story and a weird annoying nerd and how they fall in love and also what the stories plot is that stupid girl [i forgot the charecters name] has no friends after she moves west now this is a good book for girly girls but a boy would not like it or even a tomboy.
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I thaught that it was a very good book!!
I think that anybody who gets the chance to read it should do so!!!
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this is the best book EVER!!!!
Wow! the book is't so bad for me and i'm a boy. if some one say i'm a girl, ok. i don't care.
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Perfect for kids 10+
I have read this book, I am 13 years old, I think It was a pretty good book in my opinion very Educational I think it would be best for ages 10+
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Kid, 12 years old
January 26, 2010
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A Reveiw Of The Cabin Faced West!
This book was amazing. I loved it! I reccomend this book to any one who likes social studies beacause this is a true story about a girl named Ann Hamilton. She is a very nice, strong, and she has courage! So if you like a story thats true, and if you like what I just said. I think you would like this story!
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Kid, 12 years old
May 9, 2011
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cabin faced west
i think this book is fine but what i dont like is that a girl falls in love with a grown man and i dont think that is appropiate
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The cabin faced west review
Well I think it is a very good book and for kids to read
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It's probaly boring if you're a boy....
Most girls will probaly like this book, but I found it boring, it only got exciting at the end, and that was pretty much the only part I liked.
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| Author: | Jean Fritz |
| Illustrator: | Feodor Rojankovsky |
| Book type: | Fiction |
| Genre: | Historical Fiction |
| Publisher: | Patria Press |
| Publication date: | August 30, 2001 |
| Number of pages: | 124 |
| Paperback price: | $5.99 |
| Publisher's recommended age(s): | 9 - 12 |
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