Oregon Trail is a children’s book that explains what the Oregon Trail was and why it was so important to the development of the United States. When the pioneers set out to make their mark out west there was one way to get there and that was the Oregon Trail. It started in Independence , Missouri and ended in Oregon City, Oregon.
The book has great pictures and maps showing the way that the pioneers had to travel on their way out west to grab their own piece of land to start a new life. The book explains about all of the dangers that the travelors faced on their trip and talked about what the settlers would need to make the journey. It is interesting to note that there were certain times of the year that the pioneers could travel because of the changing seasons and weather conditions. Traveling by covered wagon was not as fast or as safe as traveling today.
Some interesting facts are that there was a mountain trail that was so narrow that they called it the Devil’s Backbone because both people and the wagons with the animals had to walk single file along it’s ridges. Did you know that there are still to this day wagon tracks that can be seen on parts of the Oregon Trail? This book is educational and fun to look at and imagine what it would be like to travel across the country in the same way that the pioneers did.
Oregon Trail was written by Sarah Tieck and was copyrighted in 2008 by ABDO Publishing Company. You can visit their website here: http://www.abdopublishing.com