The Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion

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Summary

This book relays the factual details of the Oregon Trail and the United States' westward expansion in the 1800s. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a pioneer, a Native American in a territory crossed by the trail, and a U.S. soldier at a government outpost. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.

Specifications

• Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
• Dewey: 978/.02
• Graphics: Full-color photographs
• Reinforced book (9781624314193): 7.5 x 9.5, 32 pages, © 2014
• Paperback (9781624314957): 7.5 x 9.5, 32 pages, © 2014
• PDF (9781624314575): 7.5 x 9.5, 32 pages, © 2014
• Hosted ebook (9781624315336): 7.5 x 9.5, 32 pages, © 2014
• Series: Perspectives Library

Leveling

• Lexile® Measure: 920
• Guided Reading Level: T
• Accelerated Reader® Quiz: 160979
• Accelerated Reader® Reading Level: 5.6
• Accelerated Reader® Interest Level: MG
• Accelerated Reader® Points: 0.5

BISAC Subjects

• JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century (JNF025200)
• JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Emigration & Immigration (JNF053240)
• JUVENILE NONFICTION / Readers / Chapter Books (JNF047000)

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