Animated pictures capture the drama and warmth of this historically based, affectionate story of good and bad times on a nineteenth-century wagon-train journey. ‘Coerr packs strong emotions into the story, which is detailed and eventful enough to create vivid historical setting within the confines of a beginning-to-read format." —BL. Children's Editors' Choices for 1986 (BL)Notable 1986 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)The USA Through Children's Books 1985 (ALA)