Clara Morgan and the Oregon Trail Journey (History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater)

Eleven-year-old Clara Morgan traveled the Oregon Trail with her family. While her mother cared for the baby, Clara struggled with the cooking. Finally, she made her first batch of perfect biscuits. But she gave them up to a hungry American Indian who stopped by. Little did she know they would meet again. Would her familys act of kindness help them farther down the trail?

In the back of this book, youll find a script and instructions for putting on a readers theater performance of this adventure. At our companion websitewww.lerneresource.comyou can download additional copies of the script plus sound effects, background images, and more ideas that will help make your readers theater performance a success.