Sacagawea: Westward with Lewis and Clark (Native American Biographies (Heinemann)) [Library Binding]

Alana J. White (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up | Series: Native American Biographies (Heinemann)

Profiles the life and times of Sacagawea, with an emphasis on her journey taken with the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Editorial Reviews

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Grade 4-8. This well-written and well-presented biography of the young Shoshone woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their exploration of the American West is aimed at older readers than William Sanford and Carl Green's Sacagawea (Enslow, 1997). The text, documented by reputable works including Stephen E. Ambrose's Undaunted Courage (S & S, 1996), keeps to the known facts. White handles with restraint the two speculated outcomes for her subject, namely death in 1812 or surviving to old age on Wind River Reservation in Montana. She concludes: "In the end, this is not what is most important." It is Sacagawea's role as "a vital member of the groundbreaking Corps of Discovery" that is honored. Maps, black-and-white photographs and reproductions, and bold section headings give the text a clean, open, accessible look.?Jacqueline Elsner, Athens Regional Library, GA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 128 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894908677
• ISBN-13: 978-0894908675
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,682,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars It was very boring and did not make me want to read any furt, December 8, 1998

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This review is from: Sacagawea: Westward with Lewis and Clark (Native American Biographies (Heinemann)) (Library Binding)

This book on the native, Sacagawea, was very slow moving and it didn,t make me want to pick it up and read anymore. Everytime I saw it I dreaded picking it up. This book does not only talk about sacagawea, but it talks about the journey westward with the explorers Lewis and Clark. Unless you are very interested in this native or you have to do a report on it in school, I do not reccommend this book.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No generalizations, September 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sacagawea: Westward with Lewis and Clark (Native American Biographies (Heinemann)) (Library Binding)

I'm a historian who lives in Montana, and with so many stories about Sacagawea around, it's nice to find one that represents the facts and doesn't make generalizations and fanciful ideas about what might have been. Sacagawea didn't keep a diary, after all. That was done by Clark, so the documented information is limited and often biased. White's book gives a good feel for the terrain and pertinent information about the People of the Northern Plains, while it details the historical information and the incredible rigors of the trip. The bibliography offers good suggestions for further reading.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Living Through History, September 6, 2000

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This review is from: Sacagawea: Westward with Lewis and Clark (Native American Biographies (Heinemann)) (Library Binding)

In April of 1805 Lewis and Clark began what was to be a historic exploration of the westernmost part of the North American continent. With them went a 16-year-old Shoshone girl, recently a mother, named Sacajawea. Throughout the long and often difficult journey Sacajawea proved herself to be intelligent and courageous--as author White says, a vital member of the team. Alana White is scrupulous as a biographer, giving us the known facts of the country and the events of those days. Within that framework, her admiration for this young woman shines through. It is difficult for most young readers today even to imagine making such a laborious trek, without adding the problems of carrying along a newborn baby. Stoic, courageous, and level-headed, Sacajawea left no written record of her life. All that we know of her is what Merriwether Lewis recorded of her in his journals. It is no small achievement that White makes this remarkable young woman come alive in her book.