What Was The Lewis And Clark Expedition? Read Free Books and Download eBooks
When Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the "Corp of Discovery" left St. Louis, Missouri, on May 21, 1804, their mission was to explore the vast, unknown territory acquired a year earlier in the Louisiana Purchase. The travelers hoped to find a waterway that crossed the western half of the United States. They didn't. However, young readers will love this true-life adventure tale of the two-year journey that finally brought the explorers to the Pacific Ocean.
Lexile Measure: 0860 (What's this?)
Series: What Was...?
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; Dgs edition (October 16, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 044847901X
ISBN-13: 978-0448479019
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.3 x 7.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #18,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #6 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Exploration & Discovery #13 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > United States > 1800s #17 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Multicultural Stories > Native North & South Americans
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
I am a huge fan of the Who Was and What Was series. However, this book has not kept my sons attention. We are on our second time of trying to read it. The writing is a bit confusing at times, and he gets frustrated trying to keep the people straight. Not our favorite, but still educational.Update: After reading it again, we have changed our rating to a four star. My son did a better job of understanding and we stopped and talked about it more. That seemed to help. We also learned Sacagawea had such a huge role in the expedition. Amazing!
I love all these "what was" and "who was" books. They are extremely well-written and interesting for young kids (elementary age.) My son did a report about Lewis and Clark and got all his information from this book. He had plenty of info and was able to easily write his report.
This review is being completed by the 10 year old LACHNES MONSTER, who ordered this book, along with many others from the series. He says: "It gave me lots of information and just to see the 16 photos, also gave me a lot of information, to see what Lewis and Clark looked like". The book was one of the better books read, the photos and illustrations were excellent to show my son how the things appeared in the past. It included excerpts from their journals, maps, time lines of the journey and illustrations of those they met along their way. The reading level is perfect for a 10 year old, with historical information to help his education and knowledge.
My third grader looked forward to reading this book daily. She loved learning about Sacagawea and Lewis and Clark. She made a report with facts from this book. We will purchase more history-What Was books.
A very well written and comprehensive accounting of the Lewis and Clark Expedition available in a condensed format for children. I purchased this book for my grandson and was impressed with how much detail was presented in this abbreviated version as compared to the book, "The Journals of Lewis and Clark" edited by Bernard DeVoto, a condensation of the Lewis and Clark journals that I had read this past summer. I look forward to giving more of the books in this 'What Was, Who Was' series to all my grandchildren.
This is a great book for anyone looking for something interesting, and informational. There was nothing I disliked about it at all. Teacher's, you can use this for book reports or reviews. Read it. I promise you will LOVE it.
A great way to learn about the United State's history. Vey detailed writing and nice pictures as well. Great job.
I bought this book for my 4th grader. I love how this series of books makes the stories about people understandable for young minds.
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