Status
Available
Local notes
921 Sac
Collection
Genres
Publication
Aladdin (1991), 192 pages
Description
Describes how Sacagawea found adventure guiding Lewis and Clark to the Oregon coast.
Awards
Great Reads from Great Places (North Dakota — 2002)
Original language
English
Physical description
192 p.; 5.31 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary
This is a book about Sacagawea that focuses on her childhood and how brave and eager for adventure she is. Her travel with Lewis and Clark is almost a footnote at the end- her childhood adventures are the main focus. There's a lot of forshadowing of her travel, and I did wonder if some of it was
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just made up for the story. I did get slightly annoyed at how things were called by word with explanation word (like "tipi house") rather than just explaining what they were. I also noted that things were way altered to make them kid friendly- like Sacagawea's marriage. Show Less
LibraryThing member Linyarai
A great classic.
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Pages
192