Sacajawea: The Story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition - Softcover

Bruchac, Joseph

3.48

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9780439280686: Sacajawea: The Story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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ISBN 10: 0439280680 ISBN 13: 9780439280686

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks, 2001

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In 1804, a mysterious young Shoshone woman known as Bird Woman met Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and acting as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, she bravely embarked on an epic journey that altered history forever. Reprint.

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Review:

"The greatest strength of the novel . . . is Sacajawea's voice, enhanced by the lyrical repetition of traditional storytelling. . . . The author [creates] characters who are both lifelike and compelling, at a fascinating juncture in history". -- Publishers Weekly

[star] An engaging book to share with young adults, who will find it all the more fascinating to learn that Sacajawea was a teenager when she made history with Lewis and Clark. School Library Journal (starred) A grand adventure and an inspiration that is not to be missed. Kirkus Reviews"

[star] "An engaging book to share with young adults, who will find it all the more fascinating to learn that Sacajawea was a teenager when she made history with Lewis and Clark."--School Library Journal (starred)"A grand adventure and an inspiration that is not to be missed."--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

I grew up in the small town of Greenfield Center, New York, which is in the foothills of the Adirondacks not far from the city of Saratoga Springs. It is a place I love, close to the forests and the mountains.

I was raised by my grandparents, who had a little general store. My grandmother, Marion Dunham Bowman, was a graduate ofAlbany Law School. Although she never did practice law, she kept the house filled with books. It's because of her that I wasalways reading.

My grandfather, Jesse Bowman, was of Abenaki Indian descent. He could barely read and write, but I remember him as oneof the kindest people I ever knew. I followed him everywhere. He showed me how to walk quietly in the woods and how tofish. He told me that his father never spanked him, but would only talk to him when he misbehaved. He raised me in the sameway.

I loved my grandparents' little general store. I helped out as much as I could, ringing up purchases on the cash register andwashing customers' cars and windows. In the fall and winter, I would sit around the wood stove and listen to the local farmersand lumberjacks tell tall tales. One of those men was Lawrence Older. When I grew up, he taught me the songs and stories heknew about the Adirondacks.

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