Louisiana Purchase (Ready-For-Chapters) [Library Binding]

Peter Roop (Author), Connie Roop (Author), Sally Wern Comport (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 21, 2004 | Series: Ready-For-Chapters

Uncharted Territory

In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from the French for $15,000,000. The purchase made President Jefferson's dream of extending the U.S. west of the Mississippi River come true.

Now the much larger United States had difficult questions to answer: How would Louisiana be governed? How would it be divided into states? Would those states be free states or slave states? What would happen to the Native Americans? It would take over one hundred years, a war over slavery, and the creation of thirteen new states before these questions could be answered.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5–This book begins with biographical sketches of the important people who shaped events prior to, during, and immediately after the Louisiana Purchase, such as Robert Livingston, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson, Napoléon Bonaparte, and Charles Leclerc. Concisely written, the large-print text includes information on the early exploration of the area, the French and Indian War, and the American Revolution. The authors also extend the topic to include the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the settling of the West and how these settlements affected the Native Americans, and the Missouri Compromise. The Roops dramatize and invent dialogue in the opening chapter, describing a bath scene in which Napoléon decides to sell Louisiana. The black-and-white illustrations and map of the United States in the early 1800s may help students visualize some of the events. Elizabeth D. Jaffe's The Louisiana Purchase (Capstone, 2002) covers the same material for the same age group and includes a glossary, time line, index, Internet sites, bibliography, reproductions of illustrations in color, photos of the cover and first page of the actual treaty, and copies of engravings.– Ann Joslin, formerly at Erie County Public Library, PA
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Gr. 3-5. The Louisiana Purchase is the stated topic in this entry in the Milestone Books series, but this volume also provides background on the event and a look at what followed--the Lewis and Clark expedition, the settling of the West, effects on Native Americans, and the Missouri Compromise. The contrived comedy and presumably invented conversations (no source notes are provided) of the book's opening scene, a dramatization of Napoleon in his perfumed bath vowing to sell Louisiana, may put off some readers. Of course, the same qualities may pull in others, and those who stay the course will find a good, concise history of the Louisiana Territory, written in terms accessible to middle-graders. Carolyn Phelan
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Product Details

• Library Binding: 80 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin Library (September 21, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689864450
• ISBN-13: 978-0689864452
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,068,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great way for kids to learn about American History!, October 19, 2004

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This review is from: Louisiana Purchase (Ready-For-Chapters) (Paperback)

This wonderful, 84 page chapter book is an excellent way to get American history into your children. It's easy to read, easy to understand, and your children will find it entertaining as well as informative. They will learn about Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte, Robert Livingston, James Monroe, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacagawea, and their respective roles in purchasing and exploring the Louisiana Purchase. Black and white illustrations are included throughout the book to help them visualize the events. It's so good, you'll want to read it yourself and learn what you didn't learn in school! I recommend using it for family reading times for K-6th grade.