The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark
by Rhoda Blumberg
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Describes the expedition led by Lewis and Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century.Tags
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I liked this book, because being new to the northwest, it's fun to hear and learn about the history of where i live now. It is also nice to hear a different style story than the typical history story book.
A book about the expidition of Lewis and Clark in the 19th century. Being from the Pacific Northwest this was a great historical read.
This book explores Lewis and Clark's travels across the current United States. Prior to their trip we had no maps or knowledge of what was to our west. Lewis and Clark were sent to travel to the Pacific Ocean. In 1803 we knew nothing about our current state and everything in between.
Genre: Historical Nonfiction
Summary: It gives the back story of how Lewis and Clark prepared for this journey, who helped them and what they needed, then gives a detailed account of their journey and who they encountered along the way, focusing on the Native Americans that they meet with.
Setting: The places Lewis and Clark journeyed across and the time period of their exploration is most essential to this book because it is an informational text about their discoveries in America.
Summary: It gives the back story of how Lewis and Clark prepared for this journey, who helped them and what they needed, then gives a detailed account of their journey and who they encountered along the way, focusing on the Native Americans that they meet with.
Setting: The places Lewis and Clark journeyed across and the time period of their exploration is most essential to this book because it is an informational text about their discoveries in America.
This book describes the expedition led by Lewis and Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
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Rhoda Blumberg was born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York on December 14, 1917. She received a B.A. degree from Adelphi University in New York. After graduation, she worked as a freelance writer, researcher, and producer for both CBS Radio and NBC Radio, a talent scout for Simon and Schuster, and wrote features for several national show more publications. She got married in 1945 and spent more than 20 years raising their four children. In 1973, she worked as executive editor of Simon and Schuster's travel guides. She soon decided to try writing children's nonfiction. Her first book, Firefighters, was published in 1975. She wrote more than 25 nonfiction books over the next 30 years. Her books included The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark, The Great American Gold Rush, The Remarkable Voyages of Captain Cook, Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy, and York's Adventures with Lewis and Clark: An African-American's Part in the Great Expedition. Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun was awarded a 1986 Newbery Honor and won the Boston-Globe-Horn Book Award and the Golden Kite Award. She received the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for her overall contribution to nonfiction. She also collaborated on several books with illustrator Murray Tinkelman including The Truth About Dragons and Backyard Bestiary. She died on June 6, 2016 at the age of 98. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- William Clark; Meriwether Lewis
- Important events
- Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804 | 1806)
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- English
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