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Informationen zum Autor Eleanor Coerr is the author of many books for young readers, including The Big Baloon Race, a Reading Rainbow book, Chang's Paper Pony , and The Josefina Story Quilt , a Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Bruce Degen (1945–2024] was the bestselling author and illustrator of the beloved, perennial favorite Jamberry and numerous award-winning books for children. He was the author and illustrator of Daddy Is a Doodlebug and Sailaway Home as well as the illustrator of the highly acclaimed Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole; the ever-popular Jesse Bear books by Nancy White Carlstrom; Jazzmatazz! by Stephanie Calmenson; and Shirley's Wonderful Baby by Valiska Gregory (available at your local library). Bruce Degen's involvement with art ranged from painting and printmaking to teaching art in New York City schools and directing an artists' lithography studio in Israel. Mr. Degen studied art at the Cooper Union and Pratt Institute. He was born in Brooklyn, New York—just like Charlie Muttnik. In this appealing historical story, Faith and her family are joining a wagon train headed west. Josefina, Faith's pet chicken is coming along, too. Too tough to eat and too old to lay eggs, Josefina still has some surprises left in her, as Faith discovers. Zusammenfassung Todos deben deshacerse de algo para viajar en los furgones. Pero Esperanza no puede dejar a su mascota ¡que es una gallina llamada Josefina! ¿Podrá esta gallina vieja ganarse un puesto en un viaje tan difícil?
