American
History Year One Curriculum
Books and Materials List for Topic 26
This page contains the books and materials (plus reviews) used in our American history curriculum topic 26. In this topic of our history curriculum you will learn about Buffalo Bill, traveling west, the Pony Express, the Oregon Trail, pioneers and more.
Books and Materials for Topic 26
Oregon
Trail
This interactive computer game is perfect for this topic.
"Make
plans for the long journey and develop ways to help your wagon party survive this
historical challenge in The Oregon Trail® 5."
Topic 26
Otter's rating: 5 stars
If You Traveled West In A Covered Wagon (by Ellen Levine)
Topic 26
Otter's rating: 4 stars
Orphan
Train Rider: One Boy's True Story (by Andrea Warren)
Topic 26
Buffalo
Bill (by D’ Aulaire)
Topic 26
Otter's rating: 5 stars
Riding
the Pony Express (by Bulla, Clyde Robert)
Topic 26
Rachel's
Journal: The Story of a Pioneer Girl (by Marissa Moss)
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Westward
To Home: Joshua's Oregon Trail Diary (by Patricia Hermes)
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Roughing
It on the Oregon Trail (The Time-Traveling Twins) (by Diane Stanley)
Topic 26
Otter's rating: 4 stars
Time
Travelers: How I Survived the Oregon Trail The Journal of Jesse Adams (by
Laura Wilson)
This book is fun because of the photographs. They add some realism to the story.
Topic 26
Otter's rating: 5 stars
Going West: Trials and Trade-offs (Online printable book! Scroll down the page for it.)
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Welcome
to Kirsten's World, 1854: Growing Up in Pioneer America (by Susan Sinnott)
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The Pioneer Journey Westward
[videorecording] / produced by JWM Productions, Inc ; supervising producer, Lori
Gibson ; series producer and director, Yana Benyumov ; series writer, Anne M.
Dickerson. Wynnewood, PA : Schlesinger Media, c2004.
“Join the players in a pioneer
life adventure game to discover how families decided to move West and how they
prepared for their overland journey. Witness the daily life of pioneers on the
Oregon Trail as they cross dangerous rivers, encounter severe weather and see
majestic landmarks.”
Topic 26
The Oregon Trail. Across the
Plains [videorecording] / produced and directed by Steven Boettcher, Michael J.
Trinklein ; written and researched by Michael Trinklein. Princeton, NJ : Films
for the Humanities, c1993.
“Follows the first leg of the
journey along the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri to Fort Laramie, Wyoming.
Discusses landmarks along the route, the problems of camping in the wilderness,
and encounters with Native Americans.”
Topic 26
Sarah Plain and Tall [videorecording]
/ Hallmark Hall of Fame ; produced and directed by Glenn Jordan. Los Angeles,
CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, 1990. 1990.
There is a book that this movie
is based on. You might be interested in the book, if you like the movie.
Topic 26
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American Kids in History Pioneer Days
American Adventures True Stories From America’s Past 1770-1870
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