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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 /
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| Author |
Hopkinson, Deborah.
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| Call Number |
jP HOP |
| Publisher |
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, |
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Subject
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Fruit trees -- Fiction.
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Apples -- Fiction.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction.
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Overland journeys to the Pacific -- Fiction.
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Tall tales.
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Juvenile literature.
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| Title Statement |
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 ; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm. |
| Target Audience |
Ages 2-5. |
| Summary |
A pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century. Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling. |
| Awards Notes |
Young Hoosier Book Award, 2007-2008, K-3 Nominee |
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A Junior Library Guild selection. |
| Contributors |
Carpenter, Nancy. |
| ISBN |
0689847696 (reinforced) : |
| LCCN |
2001022949 |
| Hold Requests |
1 |
| Bib No. |
970916 |