sierra nevada (calif. and nev.)

". . . retelling of the ill-fated journey of the Donner party across the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846-1847"--Provided by publisher.

In the mid-nineteenth century, teenager Lee Chin and his father leave China for California to work on the transcontinental railroad, where Lee defies his father's wishes and saves money to free his younger sister from slavery in China, then brings her to join him in beginning a new life in America. Includes historical note about the Chinese who helped build the transcontinental railroad.

Build a deeper understanding of the hardships American pioneers faced by examining the story of the ill-fated Donner Party, who were trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains during the harsh winter of 1846-1847.

The Reed family struggles to survive the wagon train journey from Illinois to California as members of the ill-fated Donner Party.

Examines the expedition of the Donner Party by discussing how they came to be stranded in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the immediate and lasting effects their journey had on the nation as well as the people and places involved.

Explores how the Donner party survived their expedition.

Twelve-year-old Josh Landis has a chance to use some of the knowledge he has gained since moving to the High Sierras with his mother and stepfather, a park ranger, when he helps look for the person who has been setting rusty old traps and wounding animals.

While on a climbing trip with his stepfather, Josh Landis decides that he must try to rescue two young eagles from their almost inaccessible mountaintop eyrie.

When he moves from Washington, D.C., to California's High Sierra country where his new stepfather is a park ranger, twelve-year-old Josh becomes involved in the search for a bear that has mauled several people.

After moving with his mother and stepfather to the High Sierra country, twelve-year-old Josh and his new friend Ashley get caught up in the hunt for a wiley old cougar.