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Reviewed on July 1, 2010 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 3–5—Reca Jones is a real person, and this story is hung on the fictional framework of her grandchildren's visit to Watson Brake, LA. Moore recounts the woman's personal history with this prehistoric oval of man-built mounds strung together with raised ridges. An amateur archaeologist, Jones was the first to recognize these early earthworks for what they were, a decision approved relatively recently by American archaeolo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More