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Sacagawea: Westward with Lewis and Clark (Native American Biographies (Heinemann))

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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.

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.

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.

I thought this book was so well done. It's well researched and colorful. Kids and adults both should enjoy it....

This is a story of the classic adventure of Lewis and Clark. This story gives recognition to Sacagawea, one of the main reasons their journey was a success. This novel shows the hardships she endured to help them reach the Pacific. You learn how she helped them through this uncharted territory, with its natural obstacles, and Native Americans. This story was informative, but also somewhat tedious, and juvenile. I would recomed this book for about the Junior High level.

At first I thoght that Sacajawea would be a good book because I like history. As I started reading it though, the author contradicted herself a lot and it got very confusing. The author contradicted herself by telling different ideas of what happened to Sacajawea at the same time. The author would jump back and forth and you didn't have any idea what was going on. Even though the book was confusing you still got a pretty good idea of how important Sacajawea was to the mission of Lewis and Clark. Another thing that the author did rather well was to describe the scenery and different events that happened throughout the story. Over all the book had okay information, but it was geared towards younger readers. If you are in junior high or above you should try to find a different book.

Sacagawea is a great book that teaches teens a little bit about the history of the United States. Sacagawea is a story about a young Shoshone woman who was only sixteen years old, Who help Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition to the Pacific Coast. She was married to a man named Charbonneau who was the interpreter of the two young men. Throughout this story it tells you about the great adventure she and Lewis and Clark went throug when trying to go and come back form the Pacific Coast. I recommend this book for all teen agers who loves to read historical book. It will be a great experiece.