Zebulon Pike: Explorer of the Southwest (Legendary Heroes of the Wild West) [Library Binding]

William Reynolds Sanford (Author), Carl R. Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1996 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Legendary Heroes of the Wild West

A biography of the army officer and explorer who discovered, among other places in the West and Southwest, the great Rocky Mountain peak in Colorado that bears his name.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-7--These series entries use a predictable format and organization to present biographical information on two figures in American history. Opening chapters, which in both cases fail to arouse much interest, present a highlight or important event from the subject's life. Subsequent chapters present chronological biographies. Occasional oversimplifications or value judgments may lead to confusion for young readers. For example, in Pike, Sanford says "As the frontier advanced, the Shawnee, Delaware, and other Old Northwest Tribes took to the warpath," with no explanation of what that means or why these Native Americans may have been provoked to do so. Neither volume has sufficient maps. There is useful information in both of these titles, and excerpts from Pike's journal do increase reading interest. Susan Sinnott's Zebulon Pike (Children's, 1990) is much more inclusive but designed for older students. There doesn't appear to be another volume on Brigham Young for this grade level.

Rosie Peasley, Empire Union School District, Modesto, CA

Copyright 1996 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 48 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (July 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894906712
• ISBN-13: 978-0894906718
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,605,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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