Books with title Life on the Oregon Trail

In this boxed set, choose your own trail and complete the journey to Oregon City with all four paperbacks in this exciting series! It's 1850 and your first goal is to get your family, covered wagon full of supplies, and oxen to Chimney Rock on time. But hurry--you'll need to make it through the rugged mountains before winter snow hits. Plus, there are wild animals, natural disasters, unpredictable weather, fast-flowing rivers, strangers, and sickness that will be sure to stand between you and your destination! Which path will get you safely across the unforgiving terrain--from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City? With twenty-two possible endings in each book, choose wrong and you'll never make it on time. Choose right and blaze a trail that gets you closer to your final destination--and don't forget to look at your map! The box includes:The Race to Chimney RockDanger at the Haunted GateThe Search for Snake RiverThe Road to Oregon CityA full-color poster of the Oregon Trail!

Meet Ranger! He's a time-traveling golden retriever who has a nose for trouble . . . and always saves the day!Ranger has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog, but can't officially pass the test because he's always getting distracted by squirrels during exercises. One day, he finds a mysterious first aid kit in the garden and is transported to the year 1850, where he meets a young boy named Sam Abbott. Sam's family is migrating west on the Oregon Trail, and soon after Ranger arrives he helps the boy save his little sister. Ranger thinks his job is done, but the Oregon Trail can be dangerous, and the Abbotts need Ranger's help more than they realize!

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 you to opportunity, to wealth, to poverty, or even to death.

Francis Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. His work has been praised by historians who have published essays in new editions of his work, including Pulitzer Prize winners C. Vann Woodward, Allan Nevins and Samuel Eliot Morison. Numerous translations have spread the books around the world. Be forewarned that Parkman was a man of his time and he does little to hide his prejudices, especially against Native Americans.

Meet Ranger! He's a time-traveling golden retriever who has a nose for trouble . . . and always saves the day!Ranger has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog, but can't officially pass the test because he's always getting distracted by squirrels during exercises. One day, he finds a mysterious first aid kit in the garden and is transported to the year 1850, where he meets a young boy named Sam Abbott. Sam's family is migrating west on the Oregon Trail, and soon after Ranger arrives he helps the boy save his little sister. Ranger thinks his job is done, but the Oregon Trail can be dangerous, and the Abbotts need Ranger's help more than they realize!

A True Book: Westward Expansion takes readers on an amazing journey to a fascinating time in U.S. history when the country was experiencing dynamic change and expanding westward.This book provides the keys to discovering the important people, places and events that helped shape the western United States. An age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study is included.

Driven by manifest destiny, seventeen-year-old Clara Hayes, Mama, and Papa join a wagon train to the Oregon Territory in 1846. Ever the dutiful, obedient daughter, Clara is given one command; stay away from the Briggs family. The decades-long feud between the two families comes to a head when Clara attracts the attention of Elijah Briggs. Clara becomes acquainted with Elijah through clandestine meetings under the night sky. In addition to navigating a journey fraught with danger, Clara must come to terms with her growing affection for Elijah and what it means for her relationship with her parents. Tracing themes of love and family in the same vein as Romeo and Juliet, this novella explores a young pioneer woman coming of age and finding love against the backdrop of a perilous journey on the Oregon Trail. About this SeriesLove in the Garden of Yesterday explores romance against a backdrop of various time periods and historical events. Each entry in the series follows a different heroine as she navigates the world (and relationships) around her. Despite the differences in setting and motivation, one constant remains the same: love. This series can be read in any order.Please note: novellas are short novels intended for a 2-3 hour read. Novellas in the series so far:Flowers on the Oregon Trail - 1846 Oregon Trail (featuring Clara Hayes, an Oregon Pioneer)Burning Sage - 1874 New Orleans (featuring Cosette Soule, a Voodoo Priestess)

This digital box set includes four Oregon Trail adventures where you choose the path to Oregon City. Featuring 8-bit black-and-white illustrations throughout, each book is its own unique journey West with more than twenty possible endings! The books featured are Wagon Train Trek, Alone in the Wild, Gold Rush!, and Calamity in the Cold. This bindup includes: ·Wagon Train Trek ·Alone in the Wild ·Gold Rush! ·Calamity in the Cold Ford rivers, hike mountains, and trek the Oregon Trail, young pioneer! On your way, you’ll face wild animals, natural disasters, famine, sickness, unpredictable weather, and more. You'll also meet helpful strangers and encounter dishonest people—who will you choose to trust? With more than twenty possible endings in each standalone book, each decision counts. Make the right choices and blaze a trail out west!

The Picture the Past series looks at the many kinds of communities in America's past. Each book describes what made each community different and what children and adults did each day. Life on the Oregon Trail In this book, discover what it was like to be a part of a wagon train on the Oregon Trail. Find out how children went to school on the trail. Visit a fort on the trail to learn how travelers traded with Native Americans. Discover how travelers found and prepared food. Then use a recipe to cook an Oregon Trail meal–bacon stew!