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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
4) Oregon Trail
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"Would you have survived traveling the Oregon Trail? Make decisions and tally your score to find out. Written at a lower reading level with considerate text, these high maturity books are sure to grab struggling readers as they engage and play along. Also includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Thousands of American settlers endured the long trip of more than 2,000 miles between Missouri and Oregon in the mid-1800s. Would you rather run out of food supplies or spare wagon parts? Would you ford the river and get across faster but risk your wagon overturning? It's your turn to pick this or that!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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The Oregon Trail marked one of the major paths to the West. Readers learn why people embarked on this arduous journey, what life was like traveling along the trail, and the kinds of hardships faced along the way. Chapters trace the history of the Great Migration of 1843, the trail's affect on settlement patterns, and the influence migration patterns had on Oregon statehood.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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"You may have heard of the Oregon Trail. In the 1840s, more than 5,000 people traveled the Oregon Trail, hoping for a better life. But did you know that science played a big role in this epic journey? Learn how covered wagons were engineered. Find out how food was preserved and diseases were treated along the trail. And discover how modern technology is helping us learn even more about this time in history"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"This book relays the factual details of the Oregon Trail and the United States' westward expansion in the 1800s. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a pioneer, a Native American in a territory crossed by the trail, and a U.S. soldier at a government outpost."--Publisher's web site.
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This book describes the people and events of the age of Manifest Destiny and the American West. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a traveler on the Oregon Trail, a laborer looking for work in the Wild West, and a Sioux warrior fighting for his way of life.
13) The Oregon Trail
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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This book describes the wagon route that settlers took to Oregon Territory and the dangers of traveling west.
14) The Oregon Trail
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Tells the story of the legendary trail, the mountain men who blazed the way, and the missionaries who followed.
18) The Oregon Trail
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c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Discusses the people and history of the Oregon Trail.
19) The Oregon Trail
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Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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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.
20) The Oregon Trail
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[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes the life of the pioneers who traveled westward on the Oregon Trail in the 1840s.