The Trail of Tears (Step into Reading Book Series: A Step 5 Book)

by Joseph Bruchac

Overview

In 1838, settlers moving west forced the great Cherokee Nation, and their chief John Ross, to leave their home land and travel 1,200 miles to Oklahoma. An epic story of friendship, war, hope, and betrayal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780385374736
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	09/25/2013
Series:	Step into Reading Book Series: A Step 5 Book
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
Lexile:	740L (what's this?)
File size:	15 MB
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Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Joseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed children’s book author, poet, novelist, and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. He is the coauthor of the bestselling Keepers of the Earth series with Michael Caduto. Bruchac's poems, articles, and stories have appeared in hundreds of publications from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola. He has authored many books for adults and children including Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Skeleton Man, and The Heart of a Chief.