This book relays the factual details of the orphan trains that sent East Coast orphans to be with families in the Midwest and West. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details from the point of view of an orphan child heading to the Midwest, a Midwestern family awaiting a child, and a New York City child welfare worker. This book offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.
| ISBN: | 9781624314964 |
| Publication date: | 1st August 2013 |
| Author: | Marcia Amidon Lusted |
| Publisher: | Cherry Lake Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Series: | Perspectives Library |
| Genres: |
Reading Scheme Educational: History PSHE: Family Issues |
This book relays the factual details of the orphan trains that sent East Coast orphans to be with families in the Midwest and West. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details from the point of view of an orphan child heading to the Midwest, a Midwestern family awaiting a child, and a New York City child welfare worker.
The Orphan Trains features in the following genres: Reading Scheme, Educational: History, PSHE: Family Issues
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The Orphan Trains was written by Marcia Amidon Lusted and published by Cherry Lake Publishing
The Orphan Trains has 32 pages
Yes it is part of Perspectives Library series