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Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom

Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix

Companion Resource


Apples to Oregon

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. The slightly true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains.

Author
Deborah Hopkinson
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