Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and C (Hardcover)

from KelseyPrentice

This book is about a father who takes his family from Iowa to Oregon. He is obsessed with his fruit trees and plants them in a small wagon to take with them. When the plants have to travel across the river, through a drought, and through cold nights it's up to the family to save them. His daughte...

from kris0812

This tall tale is loosely based on the true story of Henderson Luelling who left Iowa and traveling to Oregon with his family bringing seven hundred plants and fruit trees with him. This story puts a light spin on the difficult journey many frontier families faced. The silly text and pictures and...

from rbelknap

This book is a folk tale. It is a folk tale because it is a story about the person that brought apples to Oregon by way of the Oregon Trail. No single person brought the ansetors of all the apple trees in Oregon. In this story the dad of the family could not bear to leave his apple trees in Iowa,...

from lmeek04

This would be a good, more personal resource for children to gain a perspective about life and what was important during the period of the Oregon Trail. I would make this a read aloud with children to talk with them about what specifically is important to note in the text and story content, as we...

from jenniferm14

This cute book is a historical fiction that tells the tale of bringing fruit across the United States by Pioneers. It is told through the daughter of a pioneering father and will sure to bring giggles to the classroom. It is appropriate for beginning readers.