Children on the Oregon Trail (R200)

By An Rutgers van der Loeff

Book Overview

A story based on the remarkable journey made by the Sager children through the north-west of America in the pioneering days of 1844. John Sager is 13 when his family leave Mississippi for the Far... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140301720
• ISBN13: 9780140301724
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.1" x 0.5" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Mind blowing

I read this book when I was about 12 and I was completely captivated. I could not put it down and even after I finished reading it I kept thinking about the characters and the events. Some 20 years later, I still remember snipets from the book and the only problem is that I cannot find a copy to get my hands on for myself and my four nieces. Get it back in print - people everywhere are being deprived!

Excellent-Blew my mind when I was a kid

It's only loosely based on facts, but still a very good book. When I read it as a hyperactive 6th grader, I couldn't put it down. I wonder what ever happened to those Sager kids...

One of my best reading memories as a child.

I couldn't remember the name of the book that so enthralled me in the classroom as a child. I do remember hanging on every single word that was uttered from my teacher's mouth as she took our class through the harrowing adventures of the Sager children. I couldn't wait til class the next day! Now as my book-a-holic daughter scours the shelves for her next great adventure, I come looking for a copy of this incredible tale...and I won't be letting go of it once I find it! A great read for all ages.

Amazing

I remember being enthralled by this book when I was a kid growing up in India. Its not just an American story in that sense, because it a wonderful story of human courage, heroism and spirit. I highly recommend it to all lovers of adventure stories, adult or children. I recently moved to Oregon and re-read it and it is still incredible.

Truly incredible

I too am amazed that there are not thousands of devoted American fans of this amazing book. Get it back in print and into your schools and libraries! Today I found this book at a Second Hand Book Fair in Brisbane, Australia, and have been firmly planted in my chair all night reading it from cover to cover. My only complaint is that it finished - I would love to know what happened to the children after they arrived in Oregon. The writing was simple and to the point - the story extraordinary. As our little girl listens to the story cds, I often quip to my husband that Pa from the Ingalls Wilder books frequently seems rather foolhardy - as a child I thought him magnificent and clever - as an adult and parent I see him taking ridiculous risks with his family's wellbeing and happiness. These people travelling to Oregon in their wagon trains make him look staid and careful. John Sager and his brother and sisters undertake an even more dreadful journey and this book keeps you frantically turning the pages - there are moments of terrible sadness, despair and horror - I cannot begin to imagine how children could survive this - but all the while you are so filled with admiration for their bravery and determination - and the descriptions of their surrounding environments are spellbinding. I am sure adults faced with the same odds would have just laid down and died. If you find a copy of this book read it - you will be captivated. I will never forget John, Louise, Francis, Cathie, Matilda, Lizzie, Independtia, Anna, Walter and Oscar. Incredible!