Hidden in the Mountains: Fort Seybert 1758

by Robin Propst Kile

Overview

Everyone is goneeveryone except young James and Sarah Dyer and their faithful companion, Duke. Its the spring of 1758, and the Dyer children find themselves alone in their settlement on the Virginia frontier. Fort Seybert has been destroyed by Indians, and their mother and the other settlers are missing, feared captured. Now James, Sarah, and Duke are the only ones who can help. They must follow the forbidden Seneca Trail, but many mountains tower before them. Is Mother out there somewherehidden in the mountains? Will they be able to find her? James and Sarah know they must try!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781489710888
Publisher:	LifeRich Publishing
Publication date:	03/23/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	130
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Robin Kile taught in the Pendleton County, West Virginia elementary schools for 30 years and has a wonderful insight into what children enjoy reading and learning about. This is her ninth book, and she has accented this historical fiction with time lines, maps, text-dependent questions to access higher level thinking skills, a recipe, and many photographs depicting life on the eastern Virginia (West Virginia) frontier in 1758. Adolescents will enjoy reading this book independently, however it also provides an exciting way for 4-6 grade teachers to engage their students. This book is also an excellent read-aloud for younger students, exposing them to advanced vocabulary. The Automated Readability Index Level of this book is 5.6.