Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures With Lewis and Clark
by Laurence Pringle
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A detailed account of the Lewis and Clark expedition features the dog that was its most unusual member. Selections form the actual journals of Lewis and Clark appear throughout the text.Tags
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This book is written at a youth level, but has enough good details to make it enjoyable to learn about Lewis and Clark and their dog Seaman. It is written in the format of abbreviated journal entries. It is a quick read, and because of that and the short versions of the entries, you have to pause for a minute to consider all they had to go through, and not just the events and details in the entries, but the days that made up the years to accomplish the task. The details are amazing what they saw, and did, and what the land was like back then.
The dog is discussed as a thread for the book and considered what was recorded, covered well. He helps to get food, warns of bears, and was a fascination for the Indians and was even stolen by them. show more And Seaman also suffers from the cactus, mosquitoes, and hunger along with those in the expedition.
The other great aspect of the story for Lewis and Clark expedition and the settling of the United States is the story of the native Americans. In this book they describe the tribes they passed through and met, and most often were helped by them, although they had some that stole from them. In this book it is just nice to see them helping and interacting with those in the expedition. Sacagawea is also written about in good detail.
The truth of course is that North America was very populated with native Americans before Europeans came here. And with Europeans came diseases that were the prime cause of massive death of untold numbers of native Americans. Then Native Americans were screwed in other ways to be killed or driven off the best lands. We can't change that, but can only do our best now to live our life recognizing each person as important and equal no matter what the race or gender. Hard to know what to say about this when talking about a book that does not go into the topic, but wanted to mention that I understand that part of history too.
Anyway, getting back to the book Dog of Discovery, good history details. Would be a great book for kids the right age. Dogs live in the now, but good for us to remember a dog that was part of an amazing adventure. show less
The dog is discussed as a thread for the book and considered what was recorded, covered well. He helps to get food, warns of bears, and was a fascination for the Indians and was even stolen by them. show more And Seaman also suffers from the cactus, mosquitoes, and hunger along with those in the expedition.
The other great aspect of the story for Lewis and Clark expedition and the settling of the United States is the story of the native Americans. In this book they describe the tribes they passed through and met, and most often were helped by them, although they had some that stole from them. In this book it is just nice to see them helping and interacting with those in the expedition. Sacagawea is also written about in good detail.
The truth of course is that North America was very populated with native Americans before Europeans came here. And with Europeans came diseases that were the prime cause of massive death of untold numbers of native Americans. Then Native Americans were screwed in other ways to be killed or driven off the best lands. We can't change that, but can only do our best now to live our life recognizing each person as important and equal no matter what the race or gender. Hard to know what to say about this when talking about a book that does not go into the topic, but wanted to mention that I understand that part of history too.
Anyway, getting back to the book Dog of Discovery, good history details. Would be a great book for kids the right age. Dogs live in the now, but good for us to remember a dog that was part of an amazing adventure. show less
This book is written at a youth level, but has enough good details to make it enjoyable to learn about Lewis and Clark and their dog Seaman. It is written in the format of abbreviated journal entries. It is a quick read, and because of that and the short versions of the entries, you have to pause for a minute to consider all they had to go through, and not just the events and details in the entries, but the days that made up the years to accomplish the task. The details are amazing what they saw, and did, and what the land was like back then.
The dog is discussed as a thread for the book and considered what was recorded, covered well. He helps to get food, warns of bears, and was a fascination for the Indians and was even stolen by them. show more And Seaman also suffers from the cactus, mosquitoes, and hunger along with those in the expedition.
The other great aspect of the story for Lewis and Clark expedition and the settling of the United States is the story of the native Americans. In this book they describe the tribes they passed through and met, and most often were helped by them, although they had some that stole from them. In this book it is just nice to see them helping and interacting with those in the expedition. Sacagawea is also written about in good detail.
The truth of course is that North America was very populated with native Americans before Europeans came here. And with Europeans came diseases that were the prime cause of massive death of untold numbers of native Americans. Then Native Americans were screwed in other ways to be killed or driven off the best lands. We can't change that, but can only do our best now to live our life recognizing each person as important and equal no matter what the race or gender. Hard to know what to say about this when talking about a book that does not go into the topic, but wanted to mention that I understand that part of history too.
Anyway, getting back to the book Dog of Discovery, good history details. Would be a great book for kids the right age. Dogs live in the now, but good for us to remember a dog that was part of an amazing adventure. show less
The dog is discussed as a thread for the book and considered what was recorded, covered well. He helps to get food, warns of bears, and was a fascination for the Indians and was even stolen by them. show more And Seaman also suffers from the cactus, mosquitoes, and hunger along with those in the expedition.
The other great aspect of the story for Lewis and Clark expedition and the settling of the United States is the story of the native Americans. In this book they describe the tribes they passed through and met, and most often were helped by them, although they had some that stole from them. In this book it is just nice to see them helping and interacting with those in the expedition. Sacagawea is also written about in good detail.
The truth of course is that North America was very populated with native Americans before Europeans came here. And with Europeans came diseases that were the prime cause of massive death of untold numbers of native Americans. Then Native Americans were screwed in other ways to be killed or driven off the best lands. We can't change that, but can only do our best now to live our life recognizing each person as important and equal no matter what the race or gender. Hard to know what to say about this when talking about a book that does not go into the topic, but wanted to mention that I understand that part of history too.
Anyway, getting back to the book Dog of Discovery, good history details. Would be a great book for kids the right age. Dogs live in the now, but good for us to remember a dog that was part of an amazing adventure. show less
Not many people know that Lewis and Clark brought a dog with them when they explored the American west, and even fewer know what an important role Seaman played in their success. This book focuses on the Newfoundland breed Seaman and his contributions to the team as they encountered the dangerous and wild frontier. Suggested by Helen.
The story of Lewis and Clark's expedition to the western US with special attention to their Newfoundlander dog and the role it played.
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Laurence Pringle was raised on an isolated farm in western New York. He studied wildlife biology at Cornell University and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and had begun to seek a doctorate in that field. But for several reasons, including trouble with some subjects, Pringle decided to switch to journalism. In 1962, he was looking for a show more job as an editor and writer with an outdoor or science magazine. He found an opening with Nature and Science, a children's magazine published by The American Museum of Natural History. Pringle joined that magazine in early 1963 and during the seven years of that magazine's life, learned a lot about writing for young readers. His friend and editor at the magazine encouraged Pringle to write a book for children. His first manuscript was rejected by several publishers but was finally accepted and published in 1968. When Nature and Science was disbanded in the spring of 1970, Pringle had two choices: look for another editing job or try to survive as a freelance writer. He chose to become a writer and is now the highly acclaimed author of over a hundred books. He writes mainly biographical and environmental stories for children and young adults. Pringle is the recipient of two major awards for his body of writing; the Eva L. Gordon Award for Children's Science Literature and the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award in 1999. He has won national awards from the American Nature Study Society and the National Wildlife Federation. Many of his books, including Everybody Has a Bellybutton, have been cited by the National Science Teacher's Association/Children's Book Council as "Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children." In 1998, the National Council of Teachers of English selected his book An Extraordinary Life: The Story of a Monarch Butterfly for the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures With Lewis and Clark
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- William Clark; Meriwether Lewis
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