Apples to Oregon : being the (slightly) true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes, and cheeries (and children) across the Plains / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2004.
Based loosely on the life of Henderson Luelling, a pioneer father transports his beloved fruit trees and his family to Oregon in the mid-nineteenth century.