They Call Me Sacagawea (Lewis & Clark Expedition) [Paperback]

Joyce Badgley Hunsaker (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Lewis & Clark Expedition

They Call Me Sacagawea is rich and classic storytelling. The history of the astounding expedition of Lewis and Clark leaps off the page when told here by their teenage Shoshone interpreter--Sacagawea. Readers learn about this young mother's extraordinary travels with the celebrated Corps of Discovery and gain detailed insight into native traditions and life ways through unforgettable images and a beautifully presented story based on oral traditions, scholarly research, and historical anecdotes. This book will appeal to readers ages 8-14.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Joyce has offered a text about my great-great-grandmother, Sacagawea, in a way that held my attention. It gave me the feeling that I was an invisible observer."
-Saundra Todd, descendant of Sacagawea

"Through her knowledge and experience, Sacagawea alone deserves the most credit for the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition. I fully endorse They Call Me Sacagawea as showing the great part this Indian woman played in our American epic."
-Leonard E. Barnes, Jr., great-great-grandson of Patrick Gass, Sgt., Lewis & Clark Expedition

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They Call Me Sacagawea is rich and classic storytelling. The history of the astounding expedition of Lewis and Clark leaps off the page when told here by their teenage Shoshone interpreter - Sacagawea. Readers learn about this young mother's extraordinary travels with the celebrated Corps of Discovery and gain detailed insight into native traditions and life ways through unforgettable images and a beautifully presented story based on oral traditions, scholarly research, and historical anecdotes.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: TwoDot; 1st edition (March 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076272580X
• ISBN-13: 978-0762725809
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,317,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars It was a great book to read., July 28, 2006

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This review is from: They Call Me Sacagawea (Lewis & Clark Expedition) (Paperback)

Reviewed by Haylee Lawler for Reader Views (7/06)

This book is really great and we learned about Sacagawea in my social studies class. I liked the part when Sacagwea heard Lewis say "Chief" in Indian and she knew that it was her brother, so she was happy. When I got to the end of the book I didn't know that Sacagawea died and it made cry, but it was still a great book and I liked reading it. I learned that she had to give up her kids but Charbonneau made a deal with Clark that when the children grew up he would give them to her. When they got to Sacagawea`s homeland the Indians greeted them and sang a song. Lastly, I learned that the people traded their goods for other stuff from the Indians like horses. It was a great book to read.

Book received free of charge.