The Orphan Trains
From the Series Perspectives Library
This book relays the factual details of the orphan trains that sent East Coast orphans to be with families in the Midwest and West. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details from the point of view of an orphan child heading to the Midwest, a Midwestern family awaiting a child, and a New York City child welfare worker. This book offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.
| Interest Level | Grade 4 - Grade 8 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Copyright | 2014 |
| BISACS | JNF025200, JNF019010, JNF047000 |
| Publisher | Cherry Lake Publishing |
| Series | Perspectives Library |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Lexile | 780 |
| ISBN | 9781624314209 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book |
| Release Date | 2013-08-01 |
| Author | Peggy Caravantes |
| Features | Author/Illustrator biography, Glossary of key words, Index, Informative sidebars, Table of contents |
| Dewey | 362.734 |
| Graphics | Full-color photographs |
| Dimensions | 7.5 x 9.5 |
| Guided Reading Level | T |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.7 |
| Accelerated Reader® Quiz | 160980 |
| Accelerated Reader® Points | 0.5 |