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- Publisher: Knopf (1992)
- ISBN-10: 0787282715
- ISBN-13: 978-0787282714
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Elvira Woodruff is the author of over twenty picture books and novels for young readers including George Washington's Socks. Most recent books include Fearless and Small Beauties: The Journey of Darcy Heart O'Hara.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Exciting, and the letter format made it even more realistic.,
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This review is from: Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail (Paperback)
I read this book a couple of years ago (to my son). We both loved it. The events that happen to the boy as he travels along the Oregon Trail gave my son a realistic account of what it was like for the people who lived it. At the end of each letter he would beg me to go on, and it was so interesting I never needed much convincing. Even though the reading level is probably 4th-6th grade, I have decided to use the book with my special education students (grades 10, 11, 12). I predict they will love it too!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Oregon or Bust!!!,
By Teacher (Eastern Washington) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail (Paperback)
We recently read this as an adjunct to an Oregon Trail unit. Most of the fourth grade students could relate to what was going on in the story, especially the relationships that parents and children have. An excellent tool to "hook the learner" and keep them interested. I would recommend this to teachers and students. It convinced me that I need to visit the real Oregon Trail before I teach this again!!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book and author!,
This review is from: Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail (Paperback)
I've met the author and would recomend any one of her books to you! This book is about a boy who writes to his brother while he(austin) is on the Oregon Trail. There is a sequel coming or is out that's called dear Austin. It's about Levi Writing back to austin.
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Dear Levi, I am writing to you from the state of Ohio, and even though it is only a week's drive from home in Sudbury, I feel as if I'm already a long way from Pennsylvania. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Old Bill, Miss Amelia, Columbia River, Fort Laramie, Poor Frank, Snake River New!
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Dear Levi, I am writing to you from the state of Ohio, and even though it is only a week's drive from home in Sudbury, I feel as if I'm already a long way from Pennsylvania. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
lumber camp Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Bill, Miss Amelia, Columbia River, Fort Laramie, Poor Frank, Snake River New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote in Back Matter
- The Wing Shop by Elvira Woodruff in Back Matter
- Pioneer Women: Voices from the Kansas Frontier by Joanna Stratton in Back Matter
- The Mormon Trek West: The Journey of American Exiles by Joseph E. Brown in Back Matter
- Far from Home: Families of the Westward Journey by Lillian Schlissel in Back Matter
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- Pathways to Independence: Reading, Writing, and Learning in Grades 3-8 by Karen Broaddus on page 235, and page 249
- How Is My Fourth Grader Doing in School?: What to Expect and How to Help by Jennifer Richard Jacobson on page 104
- U.S. History Through Children's Literature: From the Colonial Period to World War II by Wanda Miller on page 118
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