Other Recommended Books
Books about Oregon and Our History Recommended by Librarians
- Recommended Books for Early Readers:
- Preschool - 3rd Grade (5 - 9 years old)
Recommended Books for Early Readers:
Preschool - 3rd Grade (5 - 9 years old)
Adler, David
A. Picture Book of Lewis and Clark
An introduction to the lives of Lewis and Clark and to the
exploratory expedition they led from St. Louis to the Pacific
Ocean in the early nineteenth century.
Ancona, George Mi
casa = My house
Araceli family's dreams come true when they move from Mexico to
Oregon (In Spanish and English text).
Brown, Marc
Tolan Buster and the Giant Pumpkin
Buster sends postcards to his friends back home when he goes to
Oregon and learns about pumpkins.
Casler,
Leigh The Boy Who Dreamed of an Acorn
At first disappointed that his mountain quest has only given him
a dream of a tiny acorn, a young Chinook Indian boy comes to
recognize that his position in his tribe is as strong as the tree
that grows from the acorn.
Dwyer, Mindy Coyote in
Love
A retelling of a Native American legend about Coyote's love for a
beautiful blue star, which resulted in the creation of Crater
Lake.
Edwards,
Judith Great Expedition of Lewis and Clark: By
Private Reubin Field, Member of the Corps of Discovery
An account, told in the words of one participant, of the
difficulties and wonders that were part of the Lewis and Clark
expedition to explore the land obtained as part of the Louisiana
Purchase.
Eubank, Patti
Reeder Seaman's Journal: On the Trail With Lewis and
Clark
Seaman, the Newfoundland dog belonging to Meriwether Lewis, keeps
an account of their adventures during the journey to the
Pacific.
Fraser, Mary
Ann Sanctuary: The Story of Three Arch
Rocks
Gerrard, Roy Wagons
West!
A rhyming story of a family's move by wagon train between
Missouri and Oregon in the 1850's and their daughter's role in
outwitting cattle thieves.
Krensky,
Stephen Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed (Ready to
Read Series, Level 2)
Wanting to prove her bravery to the boys, Sacagawea is upset when
she is left behind on thehunt, yet while gathering wood with her
grandmother, an encounter with a rattlesnake proves her courage
and earns her the respect she has longed to have.
Martin,
Rafe The Boy Who Lived With the Seals
A lost boy who has grown up in the sea with seals returns to his
tribe but is strangely changed.
McDermott,
Gerald Raven: A Trickster Tale From the Pacific
Northwest
Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the
sun.
Murphy, Claire I Am Sacajawea, I Am York:
Our Journey West with Lewis and Clark
Sacajawea, a Shoshoni woman, and York, a slave, assist Meriwether
Lewis and William Clark on their westward expedition
Nicholas, Jay Down to the Sea: The Story of
a Little Salmon and his Neighborhood
A little fish hears about Oregon's plan to protect the coho
salmon, an endangered species.
Pringle, Laurence American Slave, American
Hero: York of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
A biography of William Clark's personal slave, who provided
invaluable assistance to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Rylant, Cynthia Tulip
Sees America
A young man and his dog drive west from Ohio and marvel at the
farms of Iowa, the skies of Nebraska, the wind in Wyoming, the
mountains of Colorado, the desert in Nevada, and the ocean in
Oregon.
Schanzer, Rosalyn How We Crossed the West: The
Adventures of Lewis & Clark
A colored map of the route of Lewis & Clark westward from the
Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean from May 1804 to November 1805
on endpapers.
Smith,
Roland B is for Beaver: An Oregon
Alphabet
Each letter of the alphabet is illustrated by objects that are
associated with the State of Oregon and accompanied by background
information
Stanley,
Diane Roughing it on the Oregon Trail
Twins Liz and Lenny, along with their time-traveling grandmother,
join a group of pioneers journeying west on the Oregon Trail in
1843.
Van Leeuwen, Jean
Papa and the Pioneer Quilt
As her family travels by wagon train to Oregon, a young girl
gathers scraps of cloth so that she can make a quilt.
Wright,
Courtni C. Wagon Train: A Family Goes West in
1865
Recounts the story of an African-American family who traveled
west from Virginia to California along the Oregon Trail.
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