Multcolib Homework Center Picks: Oregon Trail

How Many People Traveled the Oregon Trail?

And Other Questions About the Trail West

by Aronin, Miriam

Book - 2012

Answers questions regarding the Oregon Trail and the circumstances surrounding it. Answers questions regarding the Oregon Trail and the circumstances surrounding it. Show less

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If You Were A Kid on the Oregon Trail

by Gregory, Josh

Book - 2017

"As Josephine Jenkins sets off on the Oregon Trail with her mother and younger brothers to reunite with her father out West, she realizes that her be...Show more "As Josephine Jenkins sets off on the Oregon Trail with her mother and younger brothers to reunite with her father out West, she realizes that her beloved diary has gone missing. Meanwhile, her fellow traveler Stephen Byrd is sad to be leaving his friends behind as his family makes the move to Oregon. Follow Josephine and Stephen along the trail as they camp in the wilderness, look out over incredible landscapes, and prepare for their new lives in the West." Show less

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Your Life as A Pioneer on the Oregon Trail

by Gunderson, Jessica

Book - 2012

By imagining theyhave been cast in a play about a family traveling the Oregon trail, readers learn about the daily routines and challenges emigrants faced on the trail. By imagining theyhave been cast in a play about a family traveling the Oregon trail, readers learn about the daily routines and challenges emigrants faced on the trail. Show less

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Oregon Trail

The Road to Destiny

by Young, Frank

Book - 2011

This well researched graphic novel shares the story of one family's journey on the Oregon Trail. This well researched graphic novel shares the story of one family's journey on the Oregon Trail. Show less

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The Foul, Filthy American Frontier

The Disgusting Details About the Journey Out West

by Schwartz, Heather E.

Book - 2010

From dehydration, to scurvy, a lack of food, and no privacy when using to bathroom, this book focuses on the challenges emigrants faced on their travels west. From dehydration, to scurvy, a lack of food, and no privacy when using to bathroom, this book focuses on the challenges emigrants faced on their travels west. Show less

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The Journal of Jedediah Barstow, An Emigrant on the Oregon Trail

Overland, 1845

by Levine, Ellen

Book - 2002

After Jedediah's family dies crossing a river along the Oregon trail, he takes over the diary his mother began to record his challenging journey. After Jedediah's family dies crossing a river along the Oregon trail, he takes over the diary his mother began to record his challenging journey. Show less

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Great Pioneer Projects You Can Build Yourself

by Dickinson, Rachel

Book - 2007

Take a break from your research for some hands-on pioneer fun. Make your own mini covered wagon and cross-stitch sampler. Start a root vegetable garden in pots! Take a break from your research for some hands-on pioneer fun. Make your own mini covered wagon and cross-stitch sampler. Start a root vegetable garden in pots! Show less

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Rachel's Journal

The Story of A Pioneer Girl

by Moss, Marissa

Book - 1998

Ten year old Rachel and her family travel the Oregon Trail from Illinois to California, and Rachel chronicles the seven month trip in her journal. This fictional journal is "handwritten" and contains drawings as well. Ten year old Rachel and her family travel the Oregon Trail from Illinois to California, and Rachel chronicles the seven month trip in her journal. This fictional journal is "handwritten" and contains drawings as well. Show less

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Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie

The Diary of Hattie Campbell

by Gregory, Kristiana

Book - 2012

Thirteen year old Hattie Campbell is given a diary for her birthday, just in time to record her experiences traveling the Oregon Trail in 1847. Thirteen year old Hattie Campbell is given a diary for her birthday, just in time to record her experiences traveling the Oregon Trail in 1847. Show less

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How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail

My Adventures Among Cows, Crooks & Heroes on the Road to Fame and Fortune : Writing Journal Of--Master William Reed : Portland, Oregon 1852

by Olson, Tod

Book - 2009

The editors of this book suggest reading it with "an attitude of skeptical inquiry"; this "journal" contains historically accurate information and terrific graphics written by a fictional emigrant. The editors of this book suggest reading it with "an attitude of skeptical inquiry"; this "journal" contains historically accurate information and terrific graphics written by a fictional emigrant. Show less

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Oregon Trail Cooking

by Gunderson, Mary

Book - 2000

Cook like a pioneer! Covered wagons carried supplies like cornmeal, bacon, and rice a beans. Learn how to make dinners like venison stew, boiled potatoes with peas, and salt-rising bread. Cook like a pioneer! Covered wagons carried supplies like cornmeal, bacon, and rice a beans. Learn how to make dinners like venison stew, boiled potatoes with peas, and salt-rising bread. Show less

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The Oregon Trail in American History

by Stefoff, Rebecca

Book - 1997

Provides a complete history of the Oregon Trail, from Lewis and Clark's exploration, to the first pioneers who crossed the trail, hardships faced on the trail, to what remains of the Oregon Trail today. Provides a complete history of the Oregon Trail, from Lewis and Clark's exploration, to the first pioneers who crossed the trail, hardships faced on the trail, to what remains of the Oregon Trail today. Show less

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Words West

Voices of Young Pioneers

by Wadsworth, Ginger

Book - 2003

An estimated 500,000 people traveled the Oregon Trail. About 40,000 of them were children. Read quotes from their letters and journals to learn about their experiences. An estimated 500,000 people traveled the Oregon Trail. About 40,000 of them were children. Read quotes from their letters and journals to learn about their experiences. Show less

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Daily Life in A Covered Wagon

by Erickson, Paul

Book - 1994

The Larkin family featured in this book is fictional, but the details about day to to day life on the trail are accurate. Learn how emigrants hitched thei...Show more The Larkin family featured in this book is fictional, but the details about day to to day life on the trail are accurate. Learn how emigrants hitched their wagons, Native American tribes they encountered along the trail and what supplies were needed along the Oregon trail. Show less

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Women of the Frontier

16 Tales of Trailblazing Homesteaders, Entrepreneurs, and Rabble-rousers

by Miller, Brandon Marie

Book - 2013

Using journal entries, letters home, and song lyrics, the women of the West speak for themselves in these tales of courage, enduring spirit, and adventure...Show more Using journal entries, letters home, and song lyrics, the women of the West speak for themselves in these tales of courage, enduring spirit, and adventure. Women such as Amelia Stewart Knight traveling on the Oregon Trail, homesteader Miriam Colt, entrepreneur Clara Brown, army wife Frances Grummond, actress Adah Isaacs Menken, naturalist Martha Maxwell, missionary Narcissa Whitman, and political activist Mary Lease are introduced to readers through their harrowing stories of journeying across the plains and mountains to unknown land. Recounting the impact pioneers had on those who were already living in the region as well as how they adapted to their new lives and the rugged, often dangerous landscape, this exploration also offers resources for further study and reveals how these influential women tamed the Wild West. Show less

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