Recommended Children's and Pedagogy Literature: Exploring America/Westward Expansion - a podcast by Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D.

I recommend the following books for use when teaching the era of the westward migration to students in intermediate-level grades:

• Discovery Kids Magazine: Lewis and Clark
• Discovery Kids Magazine: Pioneers
• ...If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagonby Levine Ellen
• ...If You Were a Pioneer on the Prairieby Kamma, Anne
• America in the Time of Lewis and Clark, the Story of Our Nation from Coast to Coast, from 1801-1850by Isaacs, Sally Senzel
• Little House Book Collectionby Wilder, Laura Ingalls
• Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery: The Journey that Shaped Americaby Gragg, Rod
• Patty Reed's Doll: The Story of the Donner Partyby Laurgaard, Rachel K.
• Seaman's Journal on the Trailby Karwoski, Gail
• Balloon Boy of San Franciscoby Leland, Dorothy Kupcha
• Sacagaweaby Erdrich, Liselotte
• Apples to Oregon: True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, Cherries (and Children) … the Plainsby Hopkinson, Deborah
• Conestoga Wagonsby Ammon, Richard
• Dakota Dugoutby Turner, Ann
• Sarah, Plain and Tallby MacLachlan, Patricia
• Daily Life in a Covered Wagonby Paul Erickson
• Newsgirlby Ketchum, Liza
• You Wouldn't Want to Live in a Wild West Town: Dust You'd Rather Not Settleby Peter Hicks, David Salariya, and David Antram
• Pioneers: A Simulation of Decision Making on a Wagon Train
• Spotlight on America: Westward Movement
• Sallie Fox: The Story of a Pioneer Girlby Leland, Dorothy Kupcha
• How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clarkby Schanzer, Rosalyn
• The Tragic Tale of Narcissa Whitman and a Faithful History of the Oregon Trailby Harness, Cheryl
• Mountain Men: True Grit and Tall Talesby Glass, Andrew
• Children of the Wild Westby Freedman, Russell
• Children of the Trail Westby Littlefield, Holly
• Despite All Obstacles: LaSalle and the Conquest of the Mississippiby Goodman, Elizabeth Joan
• Caddie Woodlawnby Brink, Carol Ryrie
• Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, U.S. Marshallby Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
• An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose Books)
• The California Gold Rushby Elizabeth Raum and Malcolm Rohrbough
• Westward Expansionby Allison Lassieur
• Exploring the New Worldby Melody Herr

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