- true story of a girl and her father surviving a prairie fire
- gentle introduction to pioneer life
- father is a doctor so various ailments & treatments are described
- clean language
Type: very short chapter book
Ages: 5-8
Author: Susan E. Goodman
Illustrator: Doris Ettlinger
Along the lines of Little House on the Prairie, this book is a short but sweet view into how life was back then. Cora was born in 1887. The author adds in thoughts Cora might have had, but otherwise, the story really happened.
The back of the book suggests further reading if her story interests you!