Danger Along the Ohio

by Patricia Willis

Book Overview

Traveling down the Ohio River in 1793, Amos, Clara, and Jonathan are separated from their father during a brutal Indian attack. The three children are swept down the river, and must make their way... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395770440
• ISBN13: 9780395770443
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great historical references and full of suspense

I just finished reading this to my three children (2nd grade twins and 4th grader). We loved the book! Each chapter left the kids begging me to read longer. It is full of suspense and adventure. The historical references are true to the times and give the reader a sense of what life was like in the late 1700's. My 4th grader is studying Ohio history. This was a wonderful novel to add to her studies. Reading level is closer to 5th grade. When we were finished, the kids each wrote an additional "chapter" of their own that answered questions they were left with or additional things that they "saw" in the story. Great fun!

Read This Book!!

Danger Along The Ohio by Patricia Wills'. This book takes place on the Ohio River in 1793. The main characters are Amos Clara and Jonathan. Their mother died after giving birth to Jonathan. Now all they have is a father. Amos, Clara, and Jonathan have a very playful pet cow. In Danger Along The Ohio Amos Clara and Jonathan get separated from their dad during a heart stopping Indian attack! The problem is they can't find him. My favorite part is when they escape the Indian attack. I recommend this book to a friend because it is packed with excitement and interest. I give it 5 stars because it is really exciting but it is a little slow at the beginning of the book. Patricia Wills' books are very interesting.

Danger Along the Ohio

My book was about three kids, Clara, Jonathan, and Amos trying to survive in the wilderness. They have been separated from their father and their home. The Indians set fire to their flatboat on the Ohio River. All three kids run for their lives while their father is fighting. The only food they have is nuts, and milk from their cow. After a week of walking they are captured by Indians. The Indians didn't kill them because Amos saved an Indian that was drowning in the Ohio River because he was shot and he was too weak to save himself. They named him Red Moccasin because when they found him he was wearing a Red Moccasin on his head. The Shawnee Indians wanted Clara, Jonathan, and Amos to part of their tribe. So they stayed with the Indians for two days. They thought they were doomed, they thought their lives were over! Then that night white men attacked the campus. While the war was in session the three of them escaped very quietly, then about a mile away a white man found them. The next thing you know Red Moccasin has a gun at Amos's forehead. Then he remembered how Amos saved his his life, he changed his mind. They asked the white man if he knew their father, he said their father was still living. i think this book is a fifth grade book. This book was very fun to read! It was a great adventure!

A good pionear book.

This book contains a great mix of charaters and plots. Even though they could of jazzed it up a little it was stil a ture and great story for education, intrest, and fun. The book was a travel along the ohio most of the time.

3 children, separated from their dad, travel the OH river.

Danger Along The Ohio by Patricia Willis is an excellent story about pioneer life in Ohio during the mid to late 1700's. This book is full of adventure that will keep the reader on the edge of their seat! It is a book you will not want to put down once you begin reading it. The language in this book is wonderful. It is full of similes, metaphors, imagery, onomatopoeia, and more. This book also provides the opportunity to discuss how the white pioneers viewed the Native Americans, and vice verse. For anyone who wants to know more about Ohio life during this time, this is a perfect book. Kids love it!