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Stefanie Preston's Literature List

By Paul Robert Walker
 * //Remember the Alamo: Texians, Tejanos, and Mexicans Tell Their Stories //**

This book tells the story of the famous battle at the Alamo. But, this is no normal tell. It is told from the perspective of all parties involved. It is filled with pictures and photographs which helps to make it a delightful read.

By Devin Scillian
 * //Pappy’s Handkerchief //**

This is a fictional account about actual events. In the late 1800’s, the government is giving away free land in Oklahoma, if you can get there to claim it. This book tells the story of the narrator and his family’s journey to new lands out west.

By Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
 * //Bad River Boys: A Meeting of the Lakota Sioux with Lewis and Clark //**

This is a fictional story that is based on events gathered from the journals of Lew and Clark. It is told from the perspective of Native American boys who see the explorers in their lands.

By Ellen Levine
 * //If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon //**

Part of the popular If You series, this book tells of life for pioneers heading west. It attempts to answer every question one might have from clothing and food to caring for the wagon.

By Candice Ransom
 * //Lewis and Clark //**

This book tells of the lives of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who were explorers of the west. It is a short book which gives an introduction to their adventures. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">By Laura Ingalls Wilder
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Little Town on the Prairie //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This is a Newbery Honor book which is part of a series of books that Laura Ingalls Wilder penned about her life as her family moved west.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">By Lorraine Jean Hopping
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Chief Joseph: The Voice for Peace //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This book tells the story of a great leader of the Naz Peree Native American tribe. We get the story of the westward expansion from the point of view of the Native American tribes who lost their land and their ways to the settlers.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">By Allison Lassieur
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Westward Expansion: An Interactive History Adventure //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This book promotes critical thinking on the part of the reader. As the reader reads, they are asked questions and based on their answers; they navigate their way through the book. Each reader can come to their own conclusion.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">By Judith Bloom Gradin & Dennis Brindell Fradin
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Who Was Sacagawea? //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">As part of the Who Was series, this book tells the story of the Indian girl Sacagawea, who assisted Lewis and Clark on their expedition west.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Neta Lohnes Frazier
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Stout-Hearted Seven: Orphaned on the Oregon Trail //**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This book recounts true events of the Stager family who set out West for a new life. The parents of the seven children die and are buried along the Oregon Trail. This book tells of their survival and journey west.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">Genesis Rawls' Literature List <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**//Native Americans of the West//**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">by: Ed Carter Smith

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">(a novel that describes and illustrates the Native Americans of the West, from before the arrival of Europeans to the Wounded Knee massacre in 1890, through a variety of images created during that period.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**//Seaman’s Journal: on the Trail with Lewis and Clark//**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">by: Patricia Reeder Eubank

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">(an engaging picture book tells the story of that expedition through Meriwether Lewis’ dog named Seaman. This book shares the man encounters and adventures of the Native Americans, dealing with wild buffalo, etc. Through his dog's point of view, the highly detailed illustrations within this novel look like old journal illustrations and convey additional information about the two pioneer’s journey.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**//Westward Expansion//**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">by: Gareth Stevens

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">(This valuable resource highlights the major causes and effects of America's push westward-from the Erie Canal to the rise of cowboys. With the help of detailed photographs, readers discover the events that expanded America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.)


 * //What Do You Know About Westward Expansion?//**

By: Lynn George

(this informative novel introduces the history of westward expansion in the United States in question-and-answer format, discussing such topics as the Louisiana Purchase, the California Gold Rush, and the Homestead Act)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20px;">Melanie Carlisle's Literature List

<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face',serif;">1) The Little House In The Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
===<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face',serif;">The Little House books were some of my absolute favorites as a child. The books tell the story of little Laura Ingalls and her life growing up as a pioneer child. The Little House In The Big Woods begins Laura’s story in the woods of Wisconsin. She travels with her family, via covered wagon, through Kansas, Minnesota, and then the Dakota Territory. ===



2) My Little House Cookbook: Adapted From The Little House Books.
===<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face',serif;">This book is a collection of recipes that Laura Ingalls might have attempted in her lifetime. It has everything from strawberry jam to “Laura’s Little Maple Cakes”. ===



<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face',serif;">3) History Mysteries: Hoofbeats of Danger (an American Girl book) by Holly Hughs.
===<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face',serif;">This is the story of a girl named Annie Dawson who lives on the Red Buttes Pony Express Station (has a very cool drawing of Red Buttes Station in 1860!) This book will peak the interest of mystery lovers…since Annie has to solve the mystery of who is poisoning her pony, Magpie! ===



<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face',serif;">4) The Story of Sacajawea, Guide to Lewis and Clark.
===<span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face',serif;">This is a biography of the life of Sacajawea. It gives an account of how she got involved with the Lewis and Clark expedition and the role she played in guiding them. ===