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Oregon Reads 2009

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.

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 the hunt, 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.

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.

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.