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Journey Of A Pioneer -Patricia J.Murphy-DK Readers-Level 2

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2. Dinosaur Dinners
Fire Fighter!
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
Slinky, Scaly Snakes!
Animal Hospital
The Little Ballerina
Munching, Crunching, SnifÞng,
and Snooping
The Secret Life of Trees
Winking, Blinking, Wiggling,
and Waggling
Astronaut: Living in Space
Twisters!
Holiday! Celebration Days
around the World
The Story of Pocahontas
Horse Show
Survivors: The Night the Titanic Sank
Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes
The Story of Columbus
Journey of a Humpback Whale
Amazing Buildings
Feathers, Flippers, and Feet
Outback Adventure: Australian
Vacation
Snifßes, Sneezes, Hiccups, and Coughs
Ice Skating Stars
LetÕs Go Riding
I Want to Be a Gymnast
Starry Sky
Earth Smart: How to Take Care
of the Environment
Water Everywhere
Telling Time
A Trip to the Theater
Journey of a Pioneer
LEGO: Castle Under Attack
LEGO: Rocket Rescue
Star Wars: Journey Through Space
Star Wars: A Queen's Diary
MLB: A Batboy's Day
MLB: LetÕs Go to the Ballpark!
Spider-Man: Worst Enemies
Meet the X-Men
ÁInsectos!en espa–ol
ÁBomberos!en espa–ol
La Historia de Pocahontasen espa–ol
Level 2
Shark Attack!
Titanic
Invaders from Outer Space
Movie Magic
Time Traveler
Bermuda Triangle
Tiger Tales
Zeppelin: The Age of the Airship
Spies
Terror on the Amazon
Disasters at Sea
The Story of Anne Frank
Abraham Lincoln: Lawyer, Leader,
Legend
George Washington: Soldier, Hero,
President
Extreme Sports
SpidersÕ Secrets
The Big Dinosaur Dig
Space Heroes: Amazing Astronauts
The Story of Chocolate
School Days Around the World
Polar Bear Alert!
Welcome to China
My First Ballet Show
Ape Adventures
MLB: Home Run Heroes: Big Mac,
Sammy, and Junior
MLB: World Series Heroes
MLB: Record Breakers
MLB: Down to the Wire: BaseballÕs
Great Pennant Races
Star Wars: Star Pilot
Star Wars: I Want to Be a Jedi
Star Wars: The Story of Darth Vader
Marvel Heroes: Amazing Powers
The X-Men School
Abraham Lincoln: Abogado, L’der,
Leyendaen espa–ol
Al Espacio: La Carrera a la Luna
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Fantastic Four: The WorldÕs Greatest
Superteam
Level 3
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open land and a new start.
Since times are tough and our
little plot of land canÕt produce
many crops, weÕre leaving, too.
Pa told us at supper.
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Friends sewed their
names onto the quiltsÕ
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Ma cried when friends gave her
a friendship quilt.
Pa had tears in his eyes, too.
I wondered why everyone was
so sad.
Ma told me later that we might
not see many of these people
ever again.
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wagons called Òtrains.Ó
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important skills, such as doctors,
blacksmiths, and builders.
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to get to Independence
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for the oxen.
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we
just
want
to
rest.
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count
backward
to
get
to
sleep.
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keeps
me
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close
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1845 I
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when
we
cross
rivers,
but
it
can
be
cold,
wet,
and
scary,
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the
rivers
are
low,
we
just
walk
across,
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the
rivers
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until
they
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we
watch
the
fast-moving
river
currents.
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one
man
drowned
and
two
wagons
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I have seen Indians
from far away
a few times, but today I saw
my first Indian up close.
He was tall, thin, and had
dark hair and skin.
He wore leather and feathers.
He offered us buffalo meat.
Ma gave him some blankets
in return.
Buffalo stampede
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to fear from buffalo
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Meals on the trail
are different than
they were back home.
Most days, we eat cornmeal,
beans, or rice, served with
bacon or dried beef.
On windy or rainy days,
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August 3,
1845
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If Pa goes hunting, he might
bring back an antelope or catch
a rabbit or a bird for us to eat.
When we find berries,
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WeÕll celebrate the end of our
long journey and the beginning
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In 1805, Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark were the first explorers from the
United States to reach Oregon Territory.
Other explorers, fur trappers, church
people, and settlers followed afterward,
finding better routes from the east to the
west coasts of America.
About 200,000 pioneers traveled
west along the Oregon Trail.
At first, people used maps and
guides to find their way. Later
on, they just followed the well-
worn ruts from the earlier
pioneersÕ wagon wheels.
Pioneers were called Òemigrants.Ó
This was because the Oregon Territory
was not yet part of the United States.
An emigrant is someone who leaves
one country and settles in another.
Oregon Territory was later divided into
the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
small parts of Wyoming and Montana, as
well as much of British Columbia, Canada.
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buffalo dung 16
camp 16, 19
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corral 16
crops 5, 7
dance 18
death 28, 29
diary 31
dinner 16, 18
dried beef 24
drown 21, 29
food 8, 9, 32
friendship quilt 11
goodbye 10, 29
house 7, 30
hunting 25, 29
illness 28
Independence 12
Independence Rock
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land 5, 7, 30
meals 24
Missouri 4, 6, 12
mountains 26Ð27
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stampede 22
supplies 12
tent 16, 18
trade 23
trunk 8, 26
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