Dakota Dugout Author:Ann Turner "A tall, vigorous woman describes her experiences as a young bride living in a sod house on the Dakota prairie . . . The spare text . . . is perfectly attuned to the splendid black-and-white drawings. A rich experience for a young audience . . . A superb complement to the social studies curriculum in the early grades."--The Horn Book. ALA Notabl... more »e Children's Book.« less
...Through a combination of spare, poetic text and expansive illustrati8ons, readers can learn of life on the prairie as the settlers knew it - seen through the eyes of a woman who lived there a century ago." (from the back cover