Sacajawea: Her True Story

by Joyce Milton, Shelly Hehenberger (Illustrator)

Overview

More than 200 years ago, explorers went on a journey to the Pacific Ocean. With the help of a young American Indian girl, the trip was a success. Her name was Sacajawea.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448425399
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/15/2001
Series:	Penguin Young Readers Level 4 Series
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	600L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 9 Years

About the Author

Joyce Milton has written several Penguin Young Readers, including Pocahontas: An American Princess and Bats.

Editorial Reviews

Gr 1-3-A bare-bones introduction to the Shoshone guide. Milton focuses on her time spent helping Lewis and Clark, her marriage to Charbonneau, and the birth of her son, Pomp. Short sentences and pronunciation make the book accessible to emerging readers. Facts tend to be appropriately simple for the grade and reading levels. The large type is positioned on a white background and does not interfere with the full-color drawings. The illustrations lack pizzazz yet fit in well with the text. Several simple maps clue readers in to where the story is taking place. David Adler's A Picture Book of Sacagawea (Holiday, 2000) goes into more detail but the text is more difficult. Both titles would be useful, especially for Native American units.-Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WI Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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