Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure

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Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure

By Don Brown

Reading Level: Pre-School, Early Elementary School
Genre: Non Fiction
Awards: Caldecott Medal,Golden Kite Award,Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin 1997

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A traveling book about an adventurous young woman, Alice Ramsay, who drives across the country in 1909. Despite facing natural and manmade obstacles - including poor roads and a lack of traffic signs - Alice's westward voyage ends triumphantly in San Francisco, making this a charming tale of a girl and a nation in transition.

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Keywords

20th century, twentieth century, 1900s, car, automobile, auto, highway, drive, driving, crosscountry, cross-country

Award Key

Caldecott Medal

Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).

Coretta Scott King Award

Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).

Golden Kite Award

Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).

Newbery Medal

Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).

Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award

Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.

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