Maus Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 I'm taking my kids (13, 11, & 6) on a big road trip this summer, and we will be listening to audio books (both fiction and non-fiction) along the way. It occurred to me that we could match the setting of what we listen to to the place we are visiting, but the only thing I could think of was "Tom Sawyer" or "Huck Finn" for our trip along the Mississippi (probably "Tom Sawyer" for the sake of the 6 year old). So, our planned loop, with some of the things we plan to see, is: Green River, UT (Arches and Goblin Valley) Farmington, NM (Four Corners and Aztec Ruins) Albequerque, NM Sante Fe, NM (Living history museum for the Spanish Missions era) Amarillo, TX Oklahoma, OK (Bombing memorial) Talequah, OK (Cherokee living history museum) Fayettesville, AR (Trail of Tears and Civil war monument) St. Louis, MO (Arch and some big train museum my son is dying to see) Hannibal, MO Carthage and Nauvoo, IL Altoona, IA (to visit Grandma) Red Oak, IA Omaha, NE/Council Bluffs, IA North Platte, NE (Mormon Trail, Oregon Trail) Chadron, NE (Museum of the Fur Trade) Rapid City, SD (Mount Rushmore, Custer's State Park, Badlands, 1880 Railroad) Yellowstone Idaho Falls, ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketcase Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Little House on the Prairie, Caddie Woodlawn - I know that Nauvoo, at least, focuses on daily life on the frontier. So any book about that would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 How about some great American Novels? They don't necessarily go with the areas you are visiting, but they are all wonderful books. You might need to check to make symure content is appropriate for your kids, because it has been awhile since I read some of them. Where the Red Fern Grows Old Yeller Island of the Blue Dolphins Out of the Dust The Grapes of Wrath On the Road O Pioneers! If they get bored, you can always break out Harry Potter or The Story of the World. McGuffeys Readers also has audiobooks; they are currently on sale at Christianbook. Sounds like a wonderful trip! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Sign of the Beaver I don't remember where the story takes place though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFwife Claire Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 (edited) I know we had a negative thread on this book a little while ago, but The Great Brain series takes place in Utah! Also, books by Richard Peck, like A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way from Chicago take place in a small Illinois town. On the Wings of Heroes does too. We're listened to a lot of Richard Peck books on trips, and we've enjoyed them all. I know you didn't specifically say Illinois, but the books are like any small midwest town. Edited May 6, 2016 by AFwife Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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