Sacagawea
Girl of the Shining Mountains
Published on 5. May 2015
179 pages
978-1-5040-1011-5 (ISBN)
Description
Sacagawea, the Shoshoni woman who helped guide Lewis and Clark on their famed expedition, tells her life story
When Sacagawea's son asks her about her life, she isn't sure where to begin. Does she start with her birth as a Shoshoni? Her kidnapping by an enemy tribe at age eleven? Or her role as the famous guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition? She's seen and experienced more in her young life than most people ever will.
Told from Sacagawea's point of view, this historical novel shares the ordeals of her youth along with the memory of her long, arduous journey west with Lewis and Clark. She shares her love of nature and explains how her loyalties have changed over time.
This story of Sacagawea goes beyond the legend to reveal the flesh-and-blood woman who she really was.
When Sacagawea's son asks her about her life, she isn't sure where to begin. Does she start with her birth as a Shoshoni? Her kidnapping by an enemy tribe at age eleven? Or her role as the famous guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition? She's seen and experienced more in her young life than most people ever will.
Told from Sacagawea's point of view, this historical novel shares the ordeals of her youth along with the memory of her long, arduous journey west with Lewis and Clark. She shares her love of nature and explains how her loyalties have changed over time.
This story of Sacagawea goes beyond the legend to reveal the flesh-and-blood woman who she really was.
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Persons
Peter and Connie Roop are award-winning authors and educators who have published over one hundred children's books, including the Reading Rainbow feature selection
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie.They have written biographies, historical fiction, general fiction, and science books. In 2013 the Wisconsin Library Association recognized the Roops as Notable Wisconsin Authors for their body of work, andPeter Roop has been named a Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Chapter 21
- Chapter 22
- Chapter 23
- Chapter 24
- Chapter 25
- Chapter 26
- Authors' Note
- Historical Note
- About the Authors
- Copyright Page
