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pioneer spirit

Books about pioneer spirit for readers of all ages.

Cover of Johnny Appleseed

Johnny Appleseed

Jane Yolen

Ages 4–9naturegenerosity

Cover of And oh! how proudly

And oh! how proudly

Rhoda Wooldridge

Ages 8–14pioneer spiritperseverance

Cover of Katie Sue

Katie Sue

Eleanor Clark

Ages 8–12pioneer spiritfaith and perseverance

Cover of Sunsets of the West

Sunsets of the West

Tony Johnston

Ages 7–12frontier lifeperseverance

Cover of Boom town

Boom town

Sonia Levitin

Ages 8–12pioneer spiritfamily

Cover of Sallie Fox

Sallie Fox

Dorothy Kupcha Leland

Ages 8–12couragepioneer spirit

Cover of Johnny Appleseed Big Book

Johnny Appleseed Big Book

Steven Kellogg

Ages 4–9naturegenerosity

Cover of The pioneers go west

The pioneers go west

George Rippey Stewart

Ages 9–14pioneer spiritperseverance

Cover of On to Oregon!

On to Oregon!

Honoré Morrow

Ages 10–14pioneer spiritfamily bonds

Cover of The West

The West

Thomas G. Aylesworth, Virginia L. Aylesworth

Ages 9–12american historygeography

Cover of The Log School-House on the Columbia (A Tale of the Pioneers of the Great Northwest)

The Log School-House on the Columbia (A Tale of the Pioneers of the Great Northwest)

Hezekiah Butterworth

Ages 9–14pioneer spiriteducation

Cover of Boom Town

Boom Town

Sonia Levitin

Ages 7–11pioneer spiritcommunity

Cover of Aunt Clara Brown

Aunt Clara Brown

Linda Lowery Keep, Linda Lowery

Ages 7–12perseverancecourage

Cover of Prairie visions

Prairie visions

Pam Conrad

Ages 8–12photographyhistory

Cover of The bushwhacker

The bushwhacker

Jennifer Johnson Garrity

Ages 9–14frontier lifehistory

Cover of Boxcar Kid

Boxcar Kid

Norma Charles

Ages 8–12adventureindependence

Cover of Who was Johnny Appleseed?

Who was Johnny Appleseed?

Joan Holub

Ages 7–12pioneer spiritnature

Cover of Strawberry Girl

Strawberry Girl

Lois Lenski

Ages 8–12familyfarm life

Cover of Little Clearing in the Woods

Little Clearing in the Woods

Maria D. Wilkes

Ages 8–12familyfrontier life

Cover of Yesterday's children

Yesterday's children

Joyce Barkhouse

Ages 8–12adventurehistory