Heading West: Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion

by Virginia Loh-Hagan

Overview

The events surrounding the Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion did not look the same to everyone involved. Step back in time and into the shoes of a pioneer, a Native American in a territory crossed by the trail, and a U.S. soldier at a government outpost as readers act out the scenes that took place in the midst of this historic event. Written with simplified, considerate text to help struggling readers, books in this series are made to build confidence as readers engage and read aloud. This book includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, and timelines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534145795
Publisher:	45th Parallel Press
Publication date:	02/01/2019
Series:	Behind the Curtain Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	NP (what's this?)
File size:	14 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Editorial Reviews

05/01/2019

Gr 3–5—This series allows children to immerse themselves in the past through a unique and rarely seen approach. An engaging blend of historical events with readers' theater brings the prose to life. After presenting simplified background information, the books present a cast of characters, all of whom were real individuals, and a two-act script fictionalizing the event. The scripts are written through a modern lens, with the occasional anachronism, even going so far as to predict future repercussions. Despite the heavy nature of some of the topics, the series is accessible to the intended audience. More than just dramatic retellings, anecdotes of marginalized groups are provided, real-world settings and monuments of significance are described, and even historical bloopers are detailed, all of which are accompanied by original and reenacted visuals. VERDICT The unique approach to enlivening history via readers' theater makes this series a worthy purchase.

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