Wagons Ho!

By Joan Holub, George Hallowell and Lynne Avril

Two girls move from Missouri to Oregon—one in 1846 and one in 2011. One trip takes five months and the other five days. One trip is in a covered wagon, the other in a car. But both girls will miss their old homes and worry about the long trip. Both girls stop at well-known landmarks and travel the Rocky Mountains. And as each girl reaches her new home, she finds her new room, and her new friends. Wagons Ho! is a unique look at both history and the concerns all kids have when moving to a new home.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Whitman Company
• Release date: Feb 18, 2014
• ISBN: 9781480488953

Joan Holub

Joan Holub has authored and/or illustrated over 140 children’s books, including the Goddess Girls series, the Heroes in Training series, the New York Times bestselling picture book Mighty Dads (illustrated by James Dean), and Little Red Writing (illustrated by Melissa Sweet). She lives in North Carolina and is online at JoanHolub.com.

Reviews for Wagons Ho!

[jverke_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great children's book that compares a modern day American family on the move with a Pioneer family on their way west.

[debnance_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The story of a family moving from Missouri to Oregon in 1846 and now, is told in two parallel journals that invite comparison and contrast. The ways the two families do things both then and now are very different and yet often the same.In 1846: “Our trip will take five months from May to September. I’ve heard that some people die on the trail. I hope we survive the journey.”Now: “We will leave on July 1st. Our trip will take five days, from Monday to Friday. I’ve never been on the road in a car for five whole days. All that driving---not to mention my brother driving me crazy the whole way. How will I survive?”