http://www.kidliterate.com/2009/08/26/how-to-get-rich-on-the-oregon-trail-by-tod-olson/ Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:59:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://www.kidliterate.com/2009/08/26/how-to-get-rich-on-the-oregon-trail-by-tod-olson/comment-page-1/#comment-1449 Nonfiction Monday: How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail by Tod Olson « 100 Scope Notes Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:22:31 +0000 http://www.kidliterate.com/?p=247#comment-1449 [...] reviewed by Kidliterate, Great Kids [...] [...] reviewed by Kidliterate, Great Kids [...]

]]> http://www.kidliterate.com/2009/08/26/how-to-get-rich-on-the-oregon-trail-by-tod-olson/comment-page-1/#comment-1398 Kelly Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:20:30 +0000 http://www.kidliterate.com/?p=247#comment-1398 Haha, that is exactly how I reacted when seeing the title of this blog post! Thanks for the reminder to keep an open mind. :-) Haha, that is exactly how I reacted when seeing the title of this blog post! Thanks for the reminder to keep an open mind.

]]> http://www.kidliterate.com/2009/08/26/how-to-get-rich-on-the-oregon-trail-by-tod-olson/comment-page-1/#comment-1394 marc aronson Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:22:54 +0000 http://www.kidliterate.com/?p=247#comment-1394 Thanks for the appreciative review. Yes, HTGROTOR is middle grade, as is the parallel Gold Rush book. We are finishing up Texas Cattle Drive with Immigrant New York to come. One bit that was fascinating to me in working on the book was seeing the Bruff drawings that were actually made on the trail -- when we picture rivers, for example, we think of water .But he showed how they were thick with debris -- branches, trees, etc. So you begin to get a sense of what a harsh, rough, journey this was. We were able to use some of those drawings in the book to give a more authentic look and feel to the trip. Thanks for the appreciative review. Yes, HTGROTOR is middle grade, as is the parallel Gold Rush book. We are finishing up Texas Cattle Drive with Immigrant New York to come. One bit that was fascinating to me in working on the book was seeing the Bruff drawings that were actually made on the trail — when we picture rivers, for example, we think of water .But he showed how they were thick with debris — branches, trees, etc. So you begin to get a sense of what a harsh, rough, journey this was. We were able to use some of those drawings in the book to give a more authentic look and feel to the trip.

]]> http://www.kidliterate.com/2009/08/26/how-to-get-rich-on-the-oregon-trail-by-tod-olson/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Melissa Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:26:16 +0000 http://www.kidliterate.com/?p=247#comment-1382 Oh, excellent! It's totally middle-grade appropriate - it's aimed right there. The creators apparently published a similar book about the California Gold Rush last fall that's also supposed to be excellent, but I haven't seen that one. Oh, excellent! It’s totally middle-grade appropriate – it’s aimed right there. The creators apparently published a similar book about the California Gold Rush last fall that’s also supposed to be excellent, but I haven’t seen that one.

]]> http://www.kidliterate.com/2009/08/26/how-to-get-rich-on-the-oregon-trail-by-tod-olson/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 Tamar Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:20:55 +0000 http://www.kidliterate.com/?p=247#comment-1381 Perfect timing for this, thanks, Melissa. Damian's learning about the Lewis and Clark expedition now and then will move on to (among other things) the Oregon Trail. I assume it's middle grade appropriate? Perfect timing for this, thanks, Melissa. Damian’s learning about the Lewis and Clark expedition now and then will move on to (among other things) the Oregon Trail. I assume it’s middle grade appropriate?

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