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Fiction:
Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
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A rollicking tall tale about a family’s move from Iowa to Oregon along the Oregon Trail.
- Reading age : 4 – 8 years
- Publisher : Aladdin; Reprint edition (July 29, 2008)
- ISBN-10 : 141696746X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1416967460
McKenzie’s Oregon Operation (Camp Club Girls) by Shari Barr
The girls travel to the Oregon coast to complete a report on Stellar sea lions.
- Reading age : 8 – 12 years
- Publisher : Barbour Books (November 1, 2010)
- ISBN-10 : 1602602948
- ISBN-13 : 978-1602602946
Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary
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Many of Beverly Cleary books were set in Portland, although the setting might not be the strongest elements of these popular books.
- ASIN : 0380709147
- Publisher : HarperCollins (March 16, 2021)
- Reading age : 8 – 12 years
Nonfiction:
Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot’s World War II Story by Marc Tyler Nobleman and illustrated by Melissa Iwai
Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita flew two bombing missions over Brookings, OR, during the early days of WWII. Twenty years later he returned to Oregon deliver a formal apology. That gesture led to a life long friendship.
- Reading age : 6 – 9 years
- Publisher : Clarion Books; Illustrated edition (October 9, 2018)
- ISBN-10 : 054443076X
- ISBN-13 : 978-0544430761
Let ‘Er Buck!: George Fletcher, the People’s Champion by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and illustrated by Gordon C. James
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George Fletcher loves horses. In 1911, he was one of three men were in the final round of the famed Pendleton Round-Up. When the judges declared the white man the winner, the audience was outraged. They knew Goerge had won. To honor him, they named him the people’s champion.
Note: The Pendleton Round-Up is held every year in Pendleton, OR.
- Reading age: This is a picture book biography.
- Publisher : Carolrhoda Books ®; Illustrated edition (February 5, 2019)
- ISBN-10 : 1512498084
- ISBN-13 : 978-1512498080
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