If You Were a Kid in the Thirteen Colonies (If You Were a Kid)

Download or read book If You Were a Kid in the Thirteen Colonies (If You Were a Kid) written by Wil Mara and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2024-11-12 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get a first hand look into the early days the North American Colonies. It is winter of 1724 in the North American colonies. With her mother sick in bed and her father away on business, Charlotte Sheppard is left to watch over her younger siblings and the family farm as a dangerous storm blows in overnight. Meanwhile, Charlotte's friend Elijah Coth is concerned that his immigrant family will return home to Holland after so many setbacks on their own farm. Readers (Ages 7-9) will join Charlotte and Elijah as they work together to make repairs and feed their families in the aftermath of the storm.