Land of the buffalo bones: the diary of Mary Elizabeth Rodgers, an English girl in Minnesota
(Book)
Author:
NoveList Series:
Series:
Published:
New York : Scholastic, 2003.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
222 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Accelerated Reader:
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Points: 7
Lexile measure:
930L
Rating:
930L
Status:
Description
After following her father from their home in England to the plains of Minnesota, Mary must summon the strength to face the challenges and heartbreaking losses that she and her family encounter.
"Land of the Buffalo Bones" is the diary of Mary Rodgers, known as Polly. Promising religious freedom and fertile land, Polly's father, Reverend Rodgers, moves their Baptist community from England to the Minnesota prairie. After a treacherous journey across the sea and across this country, Polly finds that it is no paradise at all. Written with incredible heart and compassion, insight and sensitivity, Marion Dane Bauer has created one of the most sophisticated and courageous characters DEAR AMERICA has seen.
"Land of the Buffalo Bones" is the diary of Mary Rodgers, known as Polly. Promising religious freedom and fertile land, Polly's father, Reverend Rodgers, moves their Baptist community from England to the Minnesota prairie. After a treacherous journey across the sea and across this country, Polly finds that it is no paradise at all. Written with incredible heart and compassion, insight and sensitivity, Marion Dane Bauer has created one of the most sophisticated and courageous characters DEAR AMERICA has seen.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Ashland Juvenile Fiction
J BAUER
Available
Nov 28, 2023
Sayner Juvnile Fiction
JUV DEAR
Available
Dec 3, 2010
More Details
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
0439220270
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 5.9, 7 Points
Level 5.9, 7 Points
Lexile measure:
930
Notes
Description
Fourteen-year-old Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led by her father, a Baptist minister.
Target Audience
930L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.9,7,68064.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Bauer, M. D. (2003). Land of the buffalo bones: the diary of Mary Elizabeth Rodgers, an English girl in Minnesota. New York, Scholastic.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bauer, Marion Dane. 2003. Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Elizabeth Rodgers, an English Girl in Minnesota. New York, Scholastic.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bauer, Marion Dane, Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Elizabeth Rodgers, an English Girl in Minnesota. New York, Scholastic, 2003.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bauer, Marion Dane. Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Elizabeth Rodgers, an English Girl in Minnesota. New York, Scholastic, 2003.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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