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Oregon Trail Grades 4-5 Multcolib School Corps Picks

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A collection of fiction and non-fiction materials about the Oregon Trail for students in grades 4 and 5. The library has already-prepared Buckets of Books on this topic that you can check out. The Buckets contain books similar to those on the list (though not every title is exactly the same) plus a teacher's guide. To see the list of Buckets, go to: http://web.multcolib.org/educators/school-corps/bucket-books . A custom book list created by Multnomah County Library School Corps librarians for assignments. Are you a teacher that lives or works in Multnomah County? Need a custom booklist? https://multcolib.org/assignment-alert

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Sarah Journeys West

Sarah Journeys West

An Oregon Trail Survival Story

by Smith, Nikki Shannon

Book - 2020

In the midst of the California Gold Rush, twelve-year-old Sarah and her family are living in the North as free Black people. Seeking a better life, Sarah'...Show more In the midst of the California Gold Rush, twelve-year-old Sarah and her family are living in the North as free Black people. Seeking a better life, Sarah's parents decide they will venture west on the Oregon Trail. On the trail, Sarah and her family face all kinds of hardship, including racism, extreme weather, difficult terrain, and disease. But the journey will be worth it if they can find fortune in California. Will Sarah and her family endure the trail and make a new life out west? Nonfiction material on the Oregon Trail, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided. Show less

In the midst of the California Gold Rush, twelve-year-old Sarah and her family are living in the North as free Black people. Seeking a better life, Sarah'...Show more In the midst of the California Gold Rush, twelve-year-old Sarah and her family are living in the North as free Black people. Seeking a better life, Sarah's parents decide they will venture west on the Oregon Trail. On the trail, Sarah and her family face all kinds of hardship, including racism, extreme weather, difficult terrain, and disease. But the journey will be worth it if they can find fortune in California. Will Sarah and her family endure the trail and make a new life out west? Nonfiction material on the Oregon Trail, a glossary, discussion questions, and writing prompts are also provided. Show less

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If You Were A Kid on the Oregon Trail

If You Were A Kid on the Oregon Trail

by Gregory, Josh

Book - 2017

40,000 kids traveled the Oregon Trail. If you were one of them, the food you ate, the clothes you wore, and what you did would be very different from what you do today. 40,000 kids traveled the Oregon Trail. If you were one of them, the food you ate, the clothes you wore, and what you did would be very different from what you do today. Show less

40,000 kids traveled the Oregon Trail. If you were one of them, the food you ate, the clothes you wore, and what you did would be very different from what you do today. 40,000 kids traveled the Oregon Trail. If you were one of them, the food you ate, the clothes you wore, and what you did would be very different from what you do today. Show less

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The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

Ollie's Great Adventure

by Dundy, Melanie Richardson

Book - 2018

This adventurous tale is narrated by the arrogant but lovable ox pulling the covered wagon from Missouri to Oregon. It is estimated that 500,000 people ma...Show more This adventurous tale is narrated by the arrogant but lovable ox pulling the covered wagon from Missouri to Oregon. It is estimated that 500,000 people made the Westward Migration trek from Missouri to Oregon, 40,000 of whom were children. Ollie Ox, and his yoke mate, Herb, describe quite an adventure as they cross vast expanses of inhospitable wilderness and treacherous rivers in extreme weather and constantly changing conditions. Ollie narrates the story in a manner emphasizing responsibility, loyalty, tenacity, and commitment. Show less

This adventurous tale is narrated by the arrogant but lovable ox pulling the covered wagon from Missouri to Oregon. It is estimated that 500,000 people ma...Show more This adventurous tale is narrated by the arrogant but lovable ox pulling the covered wagon from Missouri to Oregon. It is estimated that 500,000 people made the Westward Migration trek from Missouri to Oregon, 40,000 of whom were children. Ollie Ox, and his yoke mate, Herb, describe quite an adventure as they cross vast expanses of inhospitable wilderness and treacherous rivers in extreme weather and constantly changing conditions. Ollie narrates the story in a manner emphasizing responsibility, loyalty, tenacity, and commitment. Show less

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Rescue on the Oregon Trail

Rescue on the Oregon Trail

by Messner, Kate

Book - 2015

Ranger, a search-and-rescue dog, is magically transported to 1850, where he joins a family on the Oregon Trail. Ranger, a search-and-rescue dog, is magically transported to 1850, where he joins a family on the Oregon Trail. Show less

Ranger, a search-and-rescue dog, is magically transported to 1850, where he joins a family on the Oregon Trail. Ranger, a search-and-rescue dog, is magically transported to 1850, where he joins a family on the Oregon Trail. Show less

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The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

by Blashfield, Jean F.

Book - 2001

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...Show more 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. Show less

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...Show more 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. Show less

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The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

The Journey Across the Country From Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad With 25 Projects

by Karen, Gibson Bush

eBook - 2017

Westward ho! If you travel across certain parts of the United States, you can still see wagon wheel ruts where people crossed the west in search of more o...Show more Westward ho! If you travel across certain parts of the United States, you can still see wagon wheel ruts where people crossed the west in search of more opportunity and better lives more than 200 years ago! The Oregon Trail: The Journey Across the Country from Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad offers readers ages 9 to 12 a fascinating look at the explorers and settlers who traveled this route during the westward expansion of the United States. Show less

Westward ho! If you travel across certain parts of the United States, you can still see wagon wheel ruts where people crossed the west in search of more o...Show more Westward ho! If you travel across certain parts of the United States, you can still see wagon wheel ruts where people crossed the west in search of more opportunity and better lives more than 200 years ago! The Oregon Trail: The Journey Across the Country from Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad offers readers ages 9 to 12 a fascinating look at the explorers and settlers who traveled this route during the westward expansion of the United States. Show less

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Beyond the Frontier

Beyond the Frontier

The Story of the Trails West

by Dolan, Edward F.

Book - 2000

Describes the journeys west made by many settlers in the mid-1800s--mostly overland, but also by sea--discussing their reasons for going, the difficulties they faced, and life on the way. Describes the journeys west made by many settlers in the mid-1800s--mostly overland, but also by sea--discussing their reasons for going, the difficulties they faced, and life on the way. Show less

Describes the journeys west made by many settlers in the mid-1800s--mostly overland, but also by sea--discussing their reasons for going, the difficulties they faced, and life on the way. Describes the journeys west made by many settlers in the mid-1800s--mostly overland, but also by sea--discussing their reasons for going, the difficulties they faced, and life on the way. Show less

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Daily Life in A Covered Wagon

Daily Life in A Covered Wagon

by Erickson, Paul

Book - 1994

Drawing on diaries and letters, and illustrated with photos of actual objects from the past, "Daily Life in a Covered Wagon" explores what life was really like on the wagon train. Drawing on diaries and letters, and illustrated with photos of actual objects from the past, "Daily Life in a Covered Wagon" explores what life was really like on the wagon train. Show less

Drawing on diaries and letters, and illustrated with photos of actual objects from the past, "Daily Life in a Covered Wagon" explores what life was really like on the wagon train. Drawing on diaries and letters, and illustrated with photos of actual objects from the past, "Daily Life in a Covered Wagon" explores what life was really like on the wagon train. Show less

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The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

by Fisher, Leonard Everett

Book - 1990

Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers they encountere...Show more Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers they encountered, and discusses the Trail's eventual decline with the introduction of the cross-country railroad. Show less

Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers they encountere...Show more Charts the journey of those who followed the Oregon Trail in the first half of the nineteenth century, describes the obstacles and dangers they encountered, and discusses the Trail's eventual decline with the introduction of the cross-country railroad. Show less

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The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

by Friedman, Mel

Book - 2013

Discusses how the United States gained ownership of the Oregon Territory, who discovered the best routes west, and the obstacles pioneers faced on their journeys along the Oregon Trail. Discusses how the United States gained ownership of the Oregon Territory, who discovered the best routes west, and the obstacles pioneers faced on their journeys along the Oregon Trail. Show less

Discusses how the United States gained ownership of the Oregon Territory, who discovered the best routes west, and the obstacles pioneers faced on their journeys along the Oregon Trail. Discusses how the United States gained ownership of the Oregon Territory, who discovered the best routes west, and the obstacles pioneers faced on their journeys along the Oregon Trail. Show less

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Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie

Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie

The Diary of Hattie Campbell

by Gregory, Kristiana

Book - 2012

In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail. In a diary format, this novel chronicles the hardships that pioneers endured during a trip west on the Oregon Trail. In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail. In a diary format, this novel chronicles the hardships that pioneers endured during a trip west on the Oregon Trail. Show less

In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail. In a diary format, this novel chronicles the hardships that pioneers endured during a trip west on the Oregon Trail. In her diary, thirteen-year-old Hattie chronicles her family's arduous 1847 journey from Missouri to Oregon on the Oregon Trail. In a diary format, this novel chronicles the hardships that pioneers endured during a trip west on the Oregon Trail. Show less

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Your Life as A Pioneer on the Oregon Trail

Your Life as A Pioneer on the Oregon Trail

by Gunderson, Jessica

Book - 2012

Describes how it was to live as a pioneer on the Oregon Trail. Describes how it was to live as a pioneer on the Oregon Trail. Show less

Describes how it was to live as a pioneer on the Oregon Trail. Describes how it was to live as a pioneer on the Oregon Trail. Show less

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Koda

Koda

by Hermes, Patricia

Book - 2009

Traveling with his owners from Missouri to Oregon in 1848, Koda, an energetic two-year-old quarter horse, finds the long journey increasingly tedious and ...Show more Traveling with his owners from Missouri to Oregon in 1848, Koda, an energetic two-year-old quarter horse, finds the long journey increasingly tedious and tiring until his young owner goes missing on the trail and he must use all his skills to find her. Show less

Traveling with his owners from Missouri to Oregon in 1848, Koda, an energetic two-year-old quarter horse, finds the long journey increasingly tedious and ...Show more Traveling with his owners from Missouri to Oregon in 1848, Koda, an energetic two-year-old quarter horse, finds the long journey increasingly tedious and tiring until his young owner goes missing on the trail and he must use all his skills to find her. Show less

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Clara Morgan and the Oregon Trail Journey

Clara Morgan and the Oregon Trail Journey

by Figley, Marty Rhodes

eBook - 2011

Eleven year old Clara shares food with a Native American her family meets on the Oregon trail. How does this act of kindness affect their futures? Book includes information for performing this as readers' theater. Eleven year old Clara shares food with a Native American her family meets on the Oregon trail. How does this act of kindness affect their futures? Book includes information for performing this as readers' theater. Show less

Eleven year old Clara shares food with a Native American her family meets on the Oregon trail. How does this act of kindness affect their futures? Book includes information for performing this as readers' theater. Eleven year old Clara shares food with a Native American her family meets on the Oregon trail. How does this act of kindness affect their futures? Book includes information for performing this as readers' theater. Show less

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A Perfect Place

A Perfect Place

by Hermes, Patricia

Book - 2002

Late in 1848, nine-year-old Joshua McCullough starts a second journal, this time recording events in Willamette Valley, Oregon Territory, as his family and others they met on the trail begin to get settled. Late in 1848, nine-year-old Joshua McCullough starts a second journal, this time recording events in Willamette Valley, Oregon Territory, as his family and others they met on the trail begin to get settled. Show less

Late in 1848, nine-year-old Joshua McCullough starts a second journal, this time recording events in Willamette Valley, Oregon Territory, as his family and others they met on the trail begin to get settled. Late in 1848, nine-year-old Joshua McCullough starts a second journal, this time recording events in Willamette Valley, Oregon Territory, as his family and others they met on the trail begin to get settled. Show less

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Westward to Home

Westward to Home

by Hermes, Patricia

Book - 2001

In 1848, nine-year-old Joshua Martin McCullough writes a journal of his family's journey from Missouri to Oregon in a covered wagon. Includes a historical note about westward migration. In 1848, nine-year-old Joshua Martin McCullough writes a journal of his family's journey from Missouri to Oregon in a covered wagon. Includes a historical note about westward migration. Show less

In 1848, nine-year-old Joshua Martin McCullough writes a journal of his family's journey from Missouri to Oregon in a covered wagon. Includes a historical note about westward migration. In 1848, nine-year-old Joshua Martin McCullough writes a journal of his family's journey from Missouri to Oregon in a covered wagon. Includes a historical note about westward migration. Show less

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Apples to Oregon

Apples to Oregon

Being the (slightly) True Narrative of How A Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains

by Hopkinson, Deborah

Book - 2004

A pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century. Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling. A pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century. Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling. Show less

A pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century. Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling. A pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century. Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling. Show less

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The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

by Isaacs, Sally Senzell

Book - 2004

Discover how between 1810 and 1870 more than 300,000 people traveled west to Oregon Country along trails that were once footpaths used by American Indians. Discover how between 1810 and 1870 more than 300,000 people traveled west to Oregon Country along trails that were once footpaths used by American Indians. Show less

Discover how between 1810 and 1870 more than 300,000 people traveled west to Oregon Country along trails that were once footpaths used by American Indians. Discover how between 1810 and 1870 more than 300,000 people traveled west to Oregon Country along trails that were once footpaths used by American Indians. Show less

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Going West!

Going West!

Journey on A Wagon Train to Settle A Frontier Town

by Johmann, Carol A.

Book - 2000

Describes the choices and decisions the pioneers faced as they traveled to the American West and built settlements there. Includes activities. Describes the choices and decisions the pioneers faced as they traveled to the American West and built settlements there. Includes activities. Show less

Describes the choices and decisions the pioneers faced as they traveled to the American West and built settlements there. Includes activities. Describes the choices and decisions the pioneers faced as they traveled to the American West and built settlements there. Includes activities. Show less

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I'm Sorry, Almira Ann

I'm Sorry, Almira Ann

by Kurtz, Jane

Book - 1999

Eight-year-old Sarah's high spirits help make her family's long journey from Missouri to Oregon more bearable, though they do cause both her and her best friend Almira Ann some problems. Eight-year-old Sarah's high spirits help make her family's long journey from Missouri to Oregon more bearable, though they do cause both her and her best friend Almira Ann some problems. Show less

Eight-year-old Sarah's high spirits help make her family's long journey from Missouri to Oregon more bearable, though they do cause both her and her best friend Almira Ann some problems. Eight-year-old Sarah's high spirits help make her family's long journey from Missouri to Oregon more bearable, though they do cause both her and her best friend Almira Ann some problems. Show less

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If You Traveled West in A Covered Wagon

If You Traveled West in A Covered Wagon

by Levine, Ellen

Book - 1992

Tells what it was like to travel west to Oregon with the pioneers in the 1840s. Tells what it was like to travel west to Oregon with the pioneers in the 1840s. Show less

Tells what it was like to travel west to Oregon with the pioneers in the 1840s. Tells what it was like to travel west to Oregon with the pioneers in the 1840s. Show less

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The Elephant Quilt

The Elephant Quilt

Stitch by Stitch to California

by Lowell, Susan

Book - 2008

Lily Rose and Grandma stitch a quilt that tells the story of their family's journey from Missouri to California by covered wagon in 1859. Lily Rose and Grandma stitch a quilt that tells the story of their family's journey from Missouri to California by covered wagon in 1859. Show less

Lily Rose and Grandma stitch a quilt that tells the story of their family's journey from Missouri to California by covered wagon in 1859. Lily Rose and Grandma stitch a quilt that tells the story of their family's journey from Missouri to California by covered wagon in 1859. Show less

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The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

Pathway to the West

by McNeese, Tim

Book - 2009

The Oregon Trail focuses on the period between the 1840s and the 1860s when approximately 52,000 pioneers moved to Oregon, and nearly five times that number moved to California and Utah. The Oregon Trail focuses on the period between the 1840s and the 1860s when approximately 52,000 pioneers moved to Oregon, and nearly five times that number moved to California and Utah. Show less

The Oregon Trail focuses on the period between the 1840s and the 1860s when approximately 52,000 pioneers moved to Oregon, and nearly five times that number moved to California and Utah. The Oregon Trail focuses on the period between the 1840s and the 1860s when approximately 52,000 pioneers moved to Oregon, and nearly five times that number moved to California and Utah. Show less

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You Wouldn't Want to Be An American Pioneer!

You Wouldn't Want to Be An American Pioneer!

A Wilderness You'd Rather Not Tame

by Morley, Jacqueline

Book - 2002

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. 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. Show less

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. 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. Show less

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Calamity in the Cold

Calamity in the Cold

by Wiley, Jesse

eBook - 2019

In this choose-your-own-trail experience, you're traveling all the way from Florida, heading West to the Oregon Trail. See if you can make it to Oregon Ci...Show more In this choose-your-own-trail experience, you're traveling all the way from Florida, heading West to the Oregon Trail. See if you can make it to Oregon City! It's 1845 and your family is fleeing Florida with hopes of starting fresh out west. You'll encounter sudden snowstorms that will overwhelm your wagon train en route to the Oregon Trail. Food will become scarce-and you'll get lost. Can you survive the unseasonably cold climates? If you make the right choices, you could find the Lewis-Clark Trail, which would lead back to the Oregon Trail-though it will take longer than you'd planned. Do you have the supplies to last? Can you survive the harsh cold and sickness, pioneer? Choose right and blaze a trail to Oregon City! Includes a map and useful tips on how to survive the Trail. Show less

In this choose-your-own-trail experience, you're traveling all the way from Florida, heading West to the Oregon Trail. See if you can make it to Oregon Ci...Show more In this choose-your-own-trail experience, you're traveling all the way from Florida, heading West to the Oregon Trail. See if you can make it to Oregon City! It's 1845 and your family is fleeing Florida with hopes of starting fresh out west. You'll encounter sudden snowstorms that will overwhelm your wagon train en route to the Oregon Trail. Food will become scarce-and you'll get lost. Can you survive the unseasonably cold climates? If you make the right choices, you could find the Lewis-Clark Trail, which would lead back to the Oregon Trail-though it will take longer than you'd planned. Do you have the supplies to last? Can you survive the harsh cold and sickness, pioneer? Choose right and blaze a trail to Oregon City! Includes a map and useful tips on how to survive the Trail. Show less

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