Prairie Meeting

From Linda Baxter, author. This book was inspired by the true story of my grandfather, Paul who came to America from Germany when he was a teenager. With no English, he traveled by himself to the heartland of America, only to find the relatives who were supposed to take him in had moved on. What happens next is a heartwarming story of love as he meets a young girl and her family and learns to survive in a new and daunting world. The book was carefully researched to give a realistic view of the turn of century in America. I hope your children enjoy it. As a reading and English teacher, I carefully crafted this book so that children as young as 7 will enjoy hearing it. Readers at 4th grade level will be able to read it independently. However, the book is also appropriate for readers as old as 12 who find reading a challenge. Materials are available through Perfection Learning for teachers who wish to use this book in the classroom.