Brave Kids: Cora Frear (Ready-For-Chapters)
by Susan E. Goodman, Aladdin, hc, 2002, 51 pp. Ages: 4-8. Reading Level: Gr. 2-3.In this engaging easy reader, we are introduced to Cora Frear, a real person who lived from 1887-1985. As a young child, Cora often assisted her father, a country doctor, on his home visits to families living on the Iowa prairie. As they are driving their 2 horse buggy on the prairie to visit a patient, Cora notices the animals behaving strangely, then dark menacing clouds behind them and finally a red glow in the sky. A prairie fire! She fears the worst. Her father's cool-headedness allows him to come up with a plan. But to no avail, they find they have no more matches. Now, what are they to do? Cora, saves the day with her quick thinking. Through her help and resourcefulness, and her father's clever plan, they are able to "beat" the fire.
Cora's relationship with her father make this book a delight to read, as well as the beautiful descriptions of the prairie and the tense drama of the threatening situation. Although the language is for a young child, it is not boring or stilted. Best of all, it is true!
Other Books in this series: Robert Henry Hendershot: True Stories from America's Past
Other books about prairie life:
First Farm in the Valley: Anna's Story
Winding Valley Farm: Annie's Story (A Latsch Valley Farm Book)
Little Town on the Prairie (Little House)
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Caddie Woodlawn
Old Sam: Dakota Trotter (Living History Library (Bethlehem Books))
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