Westward Expansion/Pioneers
Pictures
Songs
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I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair A popular song of the day composed by Stephen Foster in 1854.
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Poll Wolly Doodle This is one of several minstrel songs that are popular today with children - and some adults. There is little known about the origins of this song except that it was believed to be used in minstrel shows before the Civil War.
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Book Club books
Little House on the Praire (Q) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Birchbark House (T) by Louis Erdrich
Indian School (P) by Gloria Whelan
The Cabin Faced West (R) by Jean Fritz
Our Only May Amelia (R) Jennifer Holm
Sarah Plain and Tall (R) by Patricia MacLachlan
Skylark (R) By Patricia MacLachlan
Caleb's Story (R) by Patricia MacLachlan
Baby (R) by Patricia MacLachlan
Trouble River (S) by Betsy Byars
Grasshopper Summer (T) by Ann Turner
Secret School (T) by Avi
Caddie Woodlawn (R) by Carol Brink
Joshua's Oregon Trail ()
Next Spring an Oriole (N) by Gloria Whelan *MI Connection
Birchbark House (T) by Louis Erdrich
Indian School (P) by Gloria Whelan
The Cabin Faced West (R) by Jean Fritz
Our Only May Amelia (R) Jennifer Holm
Sarah Plain and Tall (R) by Patricia MacLachlan
Skylark (R) By Patricia MacLachlan
Caleb's Story (R) by Patricia MacLachlan
Baby (R) by Patricia MacLachlan
Trouble River (S) by Betsy Byars
Grasshopper Summer (T) by Ann Turner
Secret School (T) by Avi
Caddie Woodlawn (R) by Carol Brink
Joshua's Oregon Trail ()
Next Spring an Oriole (N) by Gloria Whelan *MI Connection