south dakota

Rachel Johnson loves attending the Cresbard school, and when a brutal winter threatens to cut off the Johnson's remote prairie home from town, Rachel is shocked to learn she and her sisters will be staying at a hotel in town so they can continue attending school, and after weeks of no parents, no chores, and room service, Rachel fears she will never be able to readjust to prairie life.

Explains how to draw some of South Dakota's sights and symbols, including the state seal, the official flower, and the Crazy Horse Memorial.

In 1874 eleven-year-old Sam and his family move from Kentucky to the southern Dakota Territory, where harsh conditions and a plague of hungry grasshoppers threaten their chances for survival.

Nine-year old Elenore describes her experiences living with her family in the Dakota Territory in the late nineteenth century.

Pa's homestead thrives, Laura gets her first job in town, blackbirds eat the corn and oats crops, Mary goes to college, and Laura gets into trouble at school, but becomes a certified school teacher.

Provides an overview of the Sunshine State, including its history, geography, people, and living conditions.

After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.

Introduces the history, geography, industry, agriculture, and people of the Mount Rushmore State.