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What Was the Donner Party?

By Ben Hubbard and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Ben Hubbard and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Ben Hubbard and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Ben Hubbard and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Ben Hubbard and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Ben Hubbard and Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley

By Ben Hubbard and Who HQ
Read by Greg D. Barnett

By Ben Hubbard and Who HQ
Read by Greg D. Barnett

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Nov 07, 2023 | ISBN 9780593520741 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Nov 07, 2023 | 55 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About What Was the Donner Party?

    Which of these facts are true?
    A group of pioneers became trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountain range over the winter of 1846–1847
    Of the eighty-nine original members of the Donner Party, only forty-eight survived the harsh weather
    Rescuers did not arrive for over three long and brutal months

    Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapped a group of pioneers heading to California for an entire winter in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.

    In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way forward and no food or supplies. While forty-eight of the group members survived, the others perished due to extreme weather, starvation, and illness. To survive, the remaining people resorted to extreme measures…including cannibalism. Learn about the many miscalculations, bad decisions, and extreme weather that led to the demise of nearly half of the Donner Party in this book for young readers about one of California’s first major disasters.

    About What Was the Donner Party?

    Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapped a group of pioneers heading to California for an entire winter in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.

    In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way forward and no food or supplies. While forty-eight of the group members survived, the others perished due to extreme weather, starvation, and illness. To survive, the remaining people resorted to extreme measures…including cannibalism. Learn about the many miscalculations, bad decisions, and extreme weather that led to the demise of nearly half of the Donner Party in this book for young readers about one of California’s first major disasters.

    About What Was the Donner Party?

    Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapped a group of pioneers heading to California for an entire winter in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.

    In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way forward and no food or supplies. While forty-eight of the group members survived, the others perished due to extreme weather, starvation, and illness. To survive, the remaining people resorted to extreme measures…including cannibalism. Learn about the many miscalculations, bad decisions, and extreme weather that led to the demise of nearly half of the Donner Party in this book for young readers about one of California’s first major disasters.

    About What Was the Donner Party?

    Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapped a group of pioneers heading to California for an entire winter in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.

    In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way forward and no food or supplies. While forty-eight of the group members survived, the others perished due to extreme weather, starvation, and illness. To survive, the remaining people resorted to extreme measures…including cannibalism. Learn about the many miscalculations, bad decisions, and extreme weather that led to the demise of nearly half of the Donner Party in this book for young readers about one of California’s first major disasters.

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    About Ben Hubbard

    Ben Hubbard has spent more than a dozen years reporting in the Middle East, where he is the Beirut bureau chief… More about Ben Hubbard

    About Who HQ

    Who HQ is your headquarters for history. The Who HQ team is always working to provide simple and clear answers to… More about Who HQ

    About Ben Hubbard

    Ben Hubbard has spent more than a dozen years reporting in the Middle East, where he is the Beirut bureau chief… More about Ben Hubbard

    About Who HQ

    Who HQ is your headquarters for history. The Who HQ team is always working to provide simple and clear answers to… More about Who HQ

    About Ben Hubbard

    Ben Hubbard has spent more than a dozen years reporting in the Middle East, where he is the Beirut bureau chief… More about Ben Hubbard

    About Who HQ

    Who HQ is your headquarters for history. The Who HQ team is always working to provide simple and clear answers to… More about Who HQ

    About Ben Hubbard

    Ben Hubbard has spent more than a dozen years reporting in the Middle East, where he is the Beirut bureau chief… More about Ben Hubbard

    About Who HQ

    Who HQ is your headquarters for history. The Who HQ team is always working to provide simple and clear answers to… More about Who HQ

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Nonfiction

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Penguin Workshop
    Nov 07, 2023 | 112 Pages | 5-5/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593520741

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Nonfiction

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Penguin Workshop
    Nov 07, 2023 | 112 Pages | 5-7/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593520758

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Nonfiction

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Penguin Workshop
    Nov 07, 2023 | 112 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593520765

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Audiobooks | Children’s Nonfiction

    Audiobook Download | $8.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Nov 07, 2023 | 55 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593744925

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