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B 102201B 102201 AMERICAN WEST: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: SONNEBORN, LIZ
Length: 144 Copyright: 2002

Text, photos and illustrations chronicle the history of the American West from 50,000 B.C. to the late 20th century describing the first inhabitants, the arrival of the Spanish, the Gold Rush, Native American removal policy, etc. Follett RL 6.2. RC 6.1.
AMERICAN WEST: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY IJS  
B 81611B 81611 Bound for Oregon
Grade Lvl: I Author: Van Leeuwen, Jean
Length: 167 Copyright: 1994

A fictionalized account of the journey made by nine year old Mary Ellen Todd and her family from their home in Arkansas westward over the Oregon Trail in 1852. AR 5.3. RC and Follett RL 6.1. Lexile 830.
Bound for Oregon I  
KM 7905KM 7905 Bound for Oregon (6 Books)
Grade Lvl: I Author: Van Leeuwen, Jean
Length: 0 Copyright: 1994

A fictionalized account of the journey made by nine year old Mary Ellen Todd and her family from their home in Arkansas westward over the Oregon Trail in 1852. Contents: six copies of the book (167 pages) by Jean Van Leeuwen. Novel Study. AR 5.2. RC and Follett RL 6.1. Lexile 830.GR Level S. IL 4-6. Four-week loan period.
Bound for Oregon (6 Books) I  
KM 8380KM 8380 Building Fluency Through Reader's Theatre Gr 5-6
Grade Lvl: I Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2006

Scripts have multiple reading levels (4.5-6.0). Titles: Lillian's Family Tree (Theme: heritage; content area: language arts); Remember Who you Are (express yourself; autobiography; language arts); Independence Trunk (responsibility; American Revolution; social studies); From Independence to Oregon (journeys and quests; Oregon Trail); Anglezandria and the Golden Tri-Scarab (cooperation and competition; geometric terms and shapes); How Puzzling! (problem solving; math); Little Things Matter (small things/matter; science); and Touchdown of the Wrong Kind (nature; tornadoes). Each script is based on or complements a piece of children's literature: Year Down Yonder; Boy; My Brother Sam Is Dead; Bound for Oregon; Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone; Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School; Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake; Eyewitness Science: Matter; and Night of the Twisters. Guide provides lessons, ELL support and reproducibles; Contents: teacher's guide; hybrid teacher resource CD (character masks, poem overheads, PowerPoint shows, reproducibles, song overheads, take-home scripts); three performance audio CDs (with scripts, songs and poems); 19 transparencies (song and poem for each script); and six copies of the eight different scripts.
Building Fluency Through Reader's Theatre Gr 5-6 I  
B 67808B 67808 Cornerstones of Freedom: Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stein, R. Conrad
Length: 32 Copyright: 1984

The author depicts life on the Oregon Trail in the 1800s as people traveled west in pursuit of their dreams.
Cornerstones of Freedom: Oregon Trail PI  
B 114206B 114206 Courage on the Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Francis, Dorothy
Length: 40 Copyright: 2003

Presents a fictional story about a nineteenth-century family's trek along the Oregon Trail. Describes the challenges and dangers faced on the journey, presenting photos of real families. From the series Reading Essentials in Social Studies: America in the 1800's. Iowa author. IL 3-6.
Courage on the Oregon Trail PI  
B 81968B 81968 Daily Life in a Covered Wagon
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Erickson, Paul
Length: 48 Copyright: 1994

Erickson recreates a day in the life of a typical family traveling the Oregon Trail in 1853. Describes many activities along the trail, including cooking, hunting, setting up camp, crossing rivers, and caring for the sick and injured. Overland journeys to the Pacific. AR 7.0. RC and Follett RL 6.2. Lexile 1120. IL 3-6.
Daily Life in a Covered Wagon PI  
KM 13247KM 13247 Elementary Mini-Qs (Volume 2)
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

Mini-Qs in Elementary Vol. 2: Teacher Resource Binder. Compliment to KM 13056. Eleven High-Interest Units of Study How Did the Buffalo Shape Arapaho Culture? The Oregon Trail: Go or Stay Put? What Was Harriet Tubman's Greatest Achievement? Is Coyote a Good Role Model? How Does Haiku Spark the Senses? Early Jamestown: Why Did So Many Colonists Die? How Can Your School Reduce Food Waste? What Caused the Dust Bowl? Young Activists: How Can You Change the World? Why Was Thomas Edison Called the "Wizard of Menlo Park"? How Do We Remember 9/11? IL 3-6.
Elementary Mini-Qs (Volume 2) PI  
B 112121B 112121 How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Olson, Tod
Length: 47 Copyright: 2009

Subtitle: My Adventures Among Cows, Crooks & Heroes on the Road to Fame & Fortune. Presents a fictional account of the adventures and experiences of young William Reed, as he travels with his family along the Oregon trail. Overland journeys to the Pacific. AR 6.1. RC 8.6. Lexile 1020. IL 4-8.
How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail IJ  
B 86985B 86985 If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Levine, Ellen
Length: 80 Copyright: 1992

Explains what it was like to travel and live in a covered wagon as a pioneer on the way to Oregon. AR 5.2. RC 3.9. Lexile 860.
If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon PI  
B 122700B 122700 If You Were a Kid on the Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: P Author: Gregory, Josh
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Story follows Josephine and Stephen along the trail in 1845 as they camp in the wilderness, look out over incredible landscapes, and prepare for their new lives in the West. Combines fiction and nonfiction. Sidebars reveal what life was like traveling on the westward journey. Overland journeys to the Pacific. West (U.S.)- History 19th century. AR 4.4 Lexile 700 IL 1-3.
If You Were a Kid on the Oregon Trail P  
B 118817B 118817 Into the West: Causes and Effects of U.S. Westward Expansion
Grade Lvl: I Author: Collins, Terry
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Explains westward expansion in the United States and its impact. United States Territorial expansion. From the series Fact Finders: Cause And Effect. AR 5.2 Lexile 780 IL 4-6.
Into the West: Causes and Effects of U.S. Westward Expansion I  
B 89815B 89815 Life on the Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Isaacs, Sally Senzell
Length: 32 Copyright: 2001

An introduction to what life was like on the Oregon Trail, describing the wagons, daily routines, food, clothing, Native Americans encountered on the way, and dangers. (1840-1880) From the series Picture the Past. AR 3.9. Follett RL 5.4.
Life on the Oregon Trail PI  
KM 8225KM 8225 Life on the Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Isaacs, Sally
Length: 0 Copyright: 2001

Provides an introduction to what life was like on the Oregon Trail from 1840-1880. Describes the wagons, daily routines, food, clothing, Natives encountered on the way, and dangers. Contents: six copies of the book by Sally Senzell Isaacs. From the series Picture the Past. AR 3.9. Follett RL 5.4.
Life on the Oregon Trail PI  
B 80754B 80754 Mr. Tucket
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 166 Copyright: 1994

In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen year old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild. AR 5.0. RC and Follett RL 5.5. Lexile 830. GR level U. IL 5-9.
Mr. Tucket IJ  
KM 8499KM 8499 Mr. Tucket (6 Copies) GR Level U
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 0 Copyright: 1994

In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen year old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild. Contents: six copies of Mr. Tucket by Gary Paulsen (166 pages). Novel Study. AR 5.0. RC and Follett RL 5.5. Lexile 830. GR level U. IL 5-9. Four-week loan period.
Mr. Tucket (6 Copies) GR Level U IJ  
KM 11469KM 11469 Mr. Tucket (Book & Audio CDs)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 0 Copyright: 1994

In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen year old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild. Contents: novel (166 pages) and audio book (audio CD readalong: 4 discs, 3 hours and 30 minutes). AR 5.0. RC and Follett RL 5.5. Lexile 830. GR level U. IL 5-9. Three-week loan period.
Mr. Tucket (Book & Audio CDs) IJ  
KM 11738KM 11738 Mr. Tucket (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 166 Copyright: 2008

In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild. Contents: playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (3.5 hours) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) narrated by John Randolph Jones; earphones; instructions & novel (166 pages) by Gary Paulsen. AR 5.0 RC 5.5 Lexile 830 GR level U IL 5-9.
Mr. Tucket (Playaway) IJ  
B 75586B 75586 Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Fisher, Leonard
Length: 64 Copyright: 1990

Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the early 1800's. AR 7.2. Follett RL 6.5. RC 5.9. Lexile 1030.
Oregon Trail IJ  
B 106272B 106272 Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: I Author: Blashfield, Jean F.
Length: 48 Copyright: 2000

An introductory history of the Oregon Trail and its significance in opening the west to settlers, including information on the people who opened the Trail, their reasons for going west, modes of transportation, and a description of a typical day on the Trail. From the series We The People. Follett RL 5.5. AR 5.7.
Oregon Trail I  
B 114528B 114528 Oregon Trail: The Road to Destiny
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Young, Frank
Length: 126 Copyright: 2011

A graphic novel chronicling one family's experiences traveling along the Oregon Trail as they set out for a new life in the west. Oregon National Historic Trail Fiction. Overland journeys to the Pacific Fiction. IL 3-6.
Oregon Trail: The Road to Destiny PI  
B 92256B 92256 Pioneer Women
Grade Lvl: JST Author:
Length: 19 Copyright: 1999

Booklet from the Westward Expansion series briefly discusses the reasons women had for heading West, life on the trail, hardships, and the departure from social convention.
Pioneer Women JST  
DVD 1325DVD 1325 Pioneers: The American Frontier
Grade Lvl: PI Author:
Length: 18 Copyright: 2003

Describes the history of United States westward expansion and the legacy of the American frontier. Explains who the pioneers were and features historical reenactments of frontier and pioneer life. Travels by wagon train along the Oregon trail, documenting the hardships and sacrifices of those who were part of the Manifest Destiny. Also discusses the Pony Express, the Mormon pioneers who settled in Salt Lake City, and the California gold rush. 18 minutes. One-week loan period.
Pioneers: The American Frontier PI  
B 86805B 86805 Rachel's Journal: Story of a Pioneer Girl
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Moss, Marissa
Length: 50 Copyright: 1998

In her journal, Rachel chronicles her family's adventures traveling by covered wagon on the Oregon Trail in 1850. AR 5.6. RC 5.2. Lexile 930.
Rachel's Journal: Story of a Pioneer Girl PI  
B 91876B 91876 Readers Theatre for American History
Grade Lvl: T Author: Fredericks, Anthony
Length: 173 Copyright: 2001

Presents 24 readers theatre scripts that stimulate children to become active participants in selected historical events. For grades 4-8. Provides directions for staging, using props, delivery, and post presentations. Scripts are presented in five parts and cover the land and early people of North America to modern times. Readers theater.
Readers Theatre for American History T  
B 123650B 123650 Rescue on the Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Messner, Kate
Length: 125 Copyright: 2015

Ranger, a golden retriever, could have been a great search-and-rescue dog except for the squirrels, but one day he unearths a mysterious box and finds himself transported back to the year 1850, where his faithful service is really needed by a family traveling west along the Oregon Trail. Iowa Children's Choice 2018-2019. Fantasy fiction. Series Ranger in Time, Book 1. IL 3-6. AR 4.5. RC 4.3. Lexile 690.
Rescue on the Oregon Trail PI  
B 89343B 89343 Roughing It On The Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Stanley, Diane
Length: 32 Copyright: 2000

Twins Liz and Lenny, along with their time-traveling grandmother, join a group of pioneers journeying west on the Oregon Trail in 1843. From the series Time-Traveling Twins. Follett RL 3.0. AR level 4.3.
Roughing It On The Oregon Trail PI  
B 120873B 120873 Surviving the Journey: The Story of the Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kravitz, Danny
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Examines the Oregon Trail by discussing how and why it came to be and the effects it had on the nation and the people who traveled it. Westward Expansion. Overland journeys to the Pacific. From the Fact Finders series Adventures On The American Frontier. AR 5.6 Lexile 910 GR level IL 3-5.
Surviving the Journey: The Story of the Oregon Trail PI  
B 105757B 105757 True Book: The Oregon Trail
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Landau, Elaine
Length: 48 Copyright: 2006

Describes the experiences of pioneers who set off along the Oregon Trail in the mid-nineteenth century in search of a better life in the unsettled West. AR 4.8. Follett RL 5.7.
True Book: The Oregon Trail PI  
B 89321B 89321 Tucket's Home
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Paulsen, Gary
Length: 93 Copyright: 2000

Francis, Lottie and Billy survive a series of hair-raising adventures while on their way west to the Oregon Trail, where they hope to find the Tucket family. Fifth and final volume of Tucket Adventures. AR 5.2. RC 4.6. Lexile 870. GR level T.
Tucket's Home IJ  
B 120786B 120786 Under a Painted Sky
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lee, Stacey
Length: 374 Copyright: 2015

In 1845, Sammy, a Chinese American girl, and Annamae, an African American slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and travel on the Oregon Trail to California from Missouri. Runaways- Fiction. Westward Expansion. AR 4.9 Lexile 730 IL 7-11. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019.
Under a Painted Sky JS  
B 113764B 113764 Wagon Trains and Settlers
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Todras, Ellen H.
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

Explores what it was like to travel West during the great migration of the 1800s and to describe the challenges settlers faced. From the series All About America. Lexile 900. IL 3-6.
Wagon Trains and Settlers PI  
B 113486B 113486 Wagons Ho!
Grade Lvl: P Author: Hallowell, George
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

Compares the experiences of Jenny Johnson and Katie Miller as their families move from Missouri to Oregon, one in 1846 and one in 2011. One trip takes five months, the other five days. Overland journeys to the Pacific Wagon trains. Automobile travel. AR 2.9. RC 1.3. Lexile 400. IL 1-3.
Wagons Ho! P  
B 83373B 83373 Wagons West!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Gerrard, Roy
Length: 32 Copyright: 1996

Adventure story in verse of a wagon train's journey west on the Oregon Trail. AR 5.6. Follett RL 3.9.
Wagons West! PI  
B 84245B 84245 Westward Ho, Ho, Ho!
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Roop, Peter
Length: 40 Copyright: 1996

Presents essays, jokes, riddles, and suggested readings on aspects of the Wild West, from the Oregon Trail to the Alamo, from Native Americans to cowboys, from explorers to outlaws. AR 5.7. Follett RL 4.8.
Westward Ho, Ho, Ho! PI  
B 107495B 107495 You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Pioneer!
Grade Lvl: I Author: Morley, Jacqueline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2002

Subtitle: A Wilderness You'd Rather Not Tame. A light-hearted look at some of the difficulties faced by the pioneers who traveled by wagon train across the United States to settle in the West. From the series You Wouldn't Want To... AR 4.5. Follett RL 5.8. RC 4.7. Lexile 810.
You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Pioneer! I