If you were a kid on the Oregon Trail

If you were a kid on the Oregon Trail

Josh Gregory

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 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."--

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Children's Room j973.6/Gregory Due Oct 25, 2024
Subjects
Overland journeys to the Pacific > Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Juvenile literature.
Oregon National Historic Trail > Juvenile literature.
Oregon Territory > History > Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Published
New York, NY : Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc 2017.
Language
English
Main Author
Josh Gregory (author)
Other Authors
Lluís Farré, 1970- (illustrator)
Physical Description
32 pages : illustrations, maps ; 19 x 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780531219706
  • A different way of life
  • Meet Stephen
  • Meet Josephine.
Review by Booklist Review

Westward ho! Follow the adventures of Josephine and Stephen on the long, laborious Oregon Trail in 1845. The short, easygoing story is punctuated by well-placed callout boxes comparing modern life to the days of the Oregon Trail, on such topics as communication, speed of travel, medicine, entertainment, and kids' chores. The cheerful, cartoonish illustrations are joined by a simple map and time line of major Oregon Trail events. The text briefly touches on meetings between Native American and white settlers, describing them as mostly peaceful, but lacks further exploration into the implications of the Oregon Trail migration on Native Americans. Historical information is balanced nicely with an engaging pair of protagonists, making this entry in the If You Were a Kid series a wonderful choice for an introductory read-aloud.--Seto Forrester, Amy Copyright 2016 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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