Seeing the elephant
Joyce Badgley Hunsaker
Provides paintings, photographs, newspaper articles, and fictionalized diaries of real people who traveled the Oregon Trail throughout the nineteenth century.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
Nile River
by Paul Manning (2013)
About this book
"Traveling from Lake Victoria in Burundi, to Cairo, Egypt, readers will explore the world's longest river as they learn about the landscape, ancient civilizations, and historic landmarks on the Nile, as well as the people who currently rely on river"--Provided by publisher.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreNile River Lead Character
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