Week 10
Mood:  special
Topic: Historical Fiction
The Josefina Story Quilt By: Eleanor Coerr and Illustrated by Bruce Degen Summary: A young girl named Faith travels with her family to California in May 1850. She insists upon bringing her pet, Josefina along with them. Unfortunately, Josefina is a hen who is too old to lays eggs for a quilt.Each patch has special meaning and Faith choose them carefully in order for her to remember the long trip and her adventures with Josefina. The quilt then becomes a story, of happy times as well as hardships. Recommended Books: (Wagon Wheels) By Barbara Brenner and Illustrated by Don Bolognese (Sir Small and the Dragonfly)By Jane O' Conner (A Long way to anew land) By Joan Sandin (Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express)