overland journeys to the pacific

Poems reflecting the points of view of three pioneer children describe their family's journey from Kentucky to Oregon.

"Readers meet a young wagon train traveler and, through this first-person account, learn about life on the Oregon Trail."--Provided by publisher.

Examines what life was like during the Westward Expansion, exploring the clothing, schooling, family life, and more. Includes fact boxes, visuals, glossary, and index.

Katie, the Mustang, and the Kylers continue their journey west, joining forces with a traveling circus troupe, and making it as far as Fort Laramie where Katie discovers one of her letters to her Uncle Jack, undelivered.

"The journey west by wagon train promises to be long and arduous for nineteen-year-old Mary Ann Graves and her parents and eight siblings. Yet she is hopeful about their new life in California: freedom from the demands of family, maybe some romance, better opportunities for all. But when winter comes early to the Sierra Nevada and their group gets a late start, the Graves family, traveling alongside the Donner and Reed parties, must endure one of the most harrowing and storied journeys in American history. Amid the pain of loss and the constant threat of death from starvation or cold, Mary Ann's is a narrative, told beautifully in verse, of a girl learning what it means to be part of a family, to make sacrifices for those we love, and above all to persevere."--Amazon.

A history of the Oregon Trail follows the route used by fur traders, mountain men, farmers, gold hunters, entrepreneurs, and others who made their way west, offering stories about the hardships and triumphs of the massive migration.

Readers will be transported to the Oregon Trail, when many aspects of kids' lives were very different than they are today.

Briefly examines the life of Sallie Hester, who was just a teenager when her family packed up and left their home in a covered wagon for California.

When Hallie and her parents join a wagon train to Oregon and leave her grandmother behind, Hallie must learn to face the storms that frighten her so, as well as other, newer fears, with just her grandmother's quilt to comfort her.