On to Oregon! [Paperback]

Honore Morrow (Author), Edward Shenton (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

The epic journey of the Sager children by covered wagon from Missouri to Oregon in 1848.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Will capture and hold the attention of every boy and girl." -- -- Saturday Review

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (April 29, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688104940
• ISBN-13: 978-0688104948
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #308,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars On To Oregon, January 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: On to Oregon (Hardcover)

This a very exciting story that really shows the hard ships of life on the frontier. If you like books about the west, settlement of America, or about struggle and making your dreams happen, this is the book for you. I read this book as an assignment for school and I think it's great for kids around junior high age. The book is set in the 1800's during the settlement of America out west. It is about the 9 member Sager family who are going to Willamette, Oregon. On the way the father and mother die leaving John, the 13 year old son, to take the large family to carry out their father's dreams of starting a one thousand acre farm in Willamette.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Oregon Trail!, January 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: On to Oregon! (Paperback)

I read this book for a book report and my teacher loved it so much she read it to the class! It is a great book that tells about the life of a young boy on his dangerous and thrilling journey on the Oregon Trail! READ THIS BOOK!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars On to Oregon, January 11, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: On to Oregon! (Paperback)

Have you ever wondered what really happend on the Oregon Trail? If you are one of those people, then you should read this book. Captain John Sager leads his family on the Oregon Trail to Oregon, but he uncovers dangers with his family, and with the Native Americans. This book has the same type of action to it as "Stones in Water" and another book I read "April Morning". I think that most of the story was factual, and part of it was opinion from the author. I was brought into the main and strongly supporting details, but some of the weak detail wasn't really needed or wasn't that interesting. This is how the story begins. "This is a story of a great pioneer. Aww. I know what you're already thinking. You think that this book is just a biography about somebody. But you are wrong. This is a much better book than those long and boring biographies, but you will still learn a lot about history.

John Sager is the leader of his family on the way to Oregon. He is going to occur mountain crossings and the decisions about crossing rivers and what to do about his sick family. He does a lot of things like his best friend, famous frontiersman, Kit Carson, likes killing deer and other animals to have for lunch.