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21) The Oregon Trail
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
23) The Donner Party
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In graphic novel format, tells the story of the Donner Party's struggle to reach California despite harsh weather and starvation"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This whimsical recounting of one family's journey to their new homestead will give readers an appreciation of the hardships faced by all those who signed up for the great migration. These include hunger, thirst, sickness, hostile American Indians, and even deceit and thievery on the part of fellow travelers. The book also shows the ingenuity, skill, and trickery used to overcome such challenges.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1846, the eighty-seven members of the Donner Party left Illinois to begin a new life in California. Many pioneers made this journey, but the Donner Party faced delays and terrible misfortune. Trapped with few supplies in the snowy Sierra Nevada for the winter, what would the travelers do to survive? To understand the impact of a disaster, you must understand its causes. How did taking an untested shortcut affect the Donner Party's progress? How...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"You're living in the United States during the time of the Westward Expansion. Settlers are heading west on the Oregon Trail as they seek better lives. Will you: Go west with your family as part of a wagon train? Serve as a trail guide for a group of settlers? Try to cope with the changes in your way of life as a western American Indian? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what you do next. The choices you make could lead...
29) Pioneer children
Author
Series
True tales of the old West volume 20
Publisher
Pioneer Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Brief sketches of pioneer children and their families in the American West. Includes Laura Ingalls Wilder, Martin Mahoney, Abigail Gardner, and the Donner family.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way forward and no food or supplies. While forty-eight of the group members survived,the others perished due to extreme weather, starvation, and illness. To survive, the remaining people resorted to extreme measures . . . including cannibalism. Learn about the many miscalculations,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Heyday
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Building on the brilliance of Fred Korematsu Speaks Up, the newest installment in the Fighting for Justice series introduces young readers to another real-life champion for civil rights: Bridget “Biddy” Mason, an African American philanthropist, healer, and midwife who was born into slavery. When Biddy arrived in California, where slavery was technically illegal, she was kept captive by her owners and forced to work without pay. But when Biddy...
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