I am Sacagawea (Ordinary People Change the World)

by Brad Meltzer

Other authorsChristopher Eliopoulos (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2017

Status

Available

Call number

978.004

Collection

Publication

Dial Books (2017), 40 pages

Description

"A biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshone woman who served as a translator for the Lewis and Clark Expedition."--Provided by publisher.

User reviews

LibraryThing member jtsolakos
Everyone with a child or who knows a child needs to have this book. Beautifully written and illustrated, "I am Sacagawea" will encourage children, young adults, and everyone else that nothing can stop you from blazing your own trail. What a wonderful attitude to instill in the youth of today. I
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highly recommend this book.
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LibraryThing member GRgenius
If this isn't an inspiring story for young ladies, I don't know what is! We learn how this young lady was actually given her name and the myriad of ways it was spelled. We discover the atrocities of war even back then, and how motherhood could be on the new frontier. We even learn that the images
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we've come to recognize of this fair Indian maiden...may not exactly be of this fair Indian maiden...and while all that is sinking in, we are entertained as well with the lovely and at times comical illustrations that fill ever two page spread. Definitely a life story you don't want to miss.


***copy received for review
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

40 p.; 7.85 inches

ISBN

0525428534 / 9780525428534

Barcode

T0002741

Lexile

530L
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