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The White Ox: The Journey of Emily Swain Squires
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4 out of 5
Based on 41 Ratings and 16 Reviews

Book Description
Emily Swain Squires was so tiny at birth she would have fit in a teacup. Now she is ten years old and feels just grown up enough for her first big adventure. Emily will leave her family behind in England and travel the sea and across a continent to Zion, her new home in America. But Emily will discover that big adventures can leave you feeling small all over again. And sometimes you need a friend ... More
Book Information
PublisherCalkins Creek Books
BindingPaperback (4 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages40
ISBN-101590788974
ISBN-13978-1590788974
Publication Date10/03/2011
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About Ruth Hailstone (Author) : Ruth Hailstone is a published author of children's books. A published credit of Ruth Hailstone is The White Ox: The Journey of Emily Swain Squires.
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About Dan Burr (Illustrator) : Following in the footsteps of my father, I learned at an early age to love watching fish rise to dry flies in the streams and rivers of the west. Spending countless hours at my fathers easel, watching... more
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6/7/2013 Dan Burr said: This really was my first book, it started out as my masters theses and ended up published, It is a very personal book for me and I love how it turned out.
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