Books with title Life on 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!

Learn about the events that made America what she is today.As the excitement of westward expansion swept through the eastern United States in the mid-19th century, thousands of people traveled over 2,000 miles along the Oregon Trail in search of new fortunes. Readers will learn how the trail was blazed, why people wanted to travel westward, and what hardships the travelers faced on their journey.

HISTORICAL FICTION SUITABLE FOR AGES 11 AND UP. Book one of The Oregon Series Spring 1847. Jeff and Sarah Sanders have left their comfortable home in Missouri. The Sanders family and five other families in the community are headed west on the Oregon Trail. Whether it's crossing deep rivers, enduring tornadoes, or facing grave illness , the families find remarkable strength and courage to press on. You'll get to know them all,but especially thirteen year old Lindy Sanders who learns some hard lessons on the journey.When all is said and done,it's family that really matters.

Christina, Grant, Mimi and Papa "head 'em out!" on a real covered wagon trek across the prairie, encountering adventure much as the pioneers of yore, and a mystery that you could say leaves Grant "upChucking!" LOOK what's in this mystery - people, places, history, and more! Gateway Arch, "America's Gateway to the West" Facts • The Prairie: Geology; Geography • Covered Wagons "Prairie Schooners" • Wagon train; Oregon Trail: Clothing worn on the Oregon Trail; Supplies needed on the Trail; Food Served while on the trail; Entertainment on the trail • Chuck Wagon • Wagon Wheels • Dangers travelers faced on the trail • The Pony Express • Buffalo Bill • Cow chips & Buffalo chips; Fuel for fires • Independence Rock history • Chimney Rock history • Scotts Bluff history • Fort Laramie history • "Old Susannah" • Corral • Hiram Scott • Joel Hembry. Fort Kearny State Park, MO: Post Office; Blacksmith Shop; Exhibit Hall • Nebraska: Ash Hollow; Courthouse Rock; Jail Rock; Chimney Rock; Scotts Bluff • Wyoming: Army Outpost Museum; Artillery and Wagon Museum, Fort Laramie; Independence Rock • Fort Hall, ID • The Dalles River, OR; End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Oregon City. This mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that keep kids begging for more! Each mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, Built-In Book Club and activities. Each Carole Marsh Mystery will have an Accelerated Reader quiz, a Lexile Level, and a Fountas