Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the American West

By Steven Kroll

Book Overview

An illustrated account of the amazing two-year journey of Lewis and Clark across the American West.

In the early 1800s, William Clark and Meriwether Lewis set out, at the request of President Thomas Jefferson, to explore the Louisiana Territory. For two years, four months, and nine days the men and their crew traveled the rivers, plains, and forests of the west, discovering unknown plants and animals and making contact with many native tribes.

This simple introduction to their epic journey is perfect for young readers, featuring large-format illustrations, a timeline of important events, and an afterword that describes the lives of the explorers after their return home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823412733
• ISBN13: 9780823412730
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.8" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Teaching Tool

This book is going hand in hand with my Lewis and Clark Unit. I chose it because of the excellent illustrations and how it condenses the whole of the expedition.

Wonderful pictures. Great Action. Good for Children

I highly recommend this book as one of the better children's books about the Lewis and Clark Expedition--solely for its wonderfully beautiful and active pictures. I acknowledge and appreciate the astute scholar in another review who corrected the author about an error (quite important, actually), but even so, Kroll's choice of story and great pictures outweigh the regrettable error. The story for children comes across very well regardless. The target audience children won't know the difference and it does not detract from the overall story. They will still gain a very good understanding about the mission and hardships Lewis and Clark and their army detachment overcame. Wonderful book.