Lewis and Clark (U)

william Clark's Journal Entry For May 14, 1804, Marks The Day That Lewis And Clark Set Out On Their Two-year Journey From St. Louis, Missouri, To The Pacific Ocean And Back Again. During Their Voyage Of Discovery, Lewis And Clark Accomplished Many Exciting Things. In Their Own Words: Lewis And Clark Tells The Exciting Story Of The Lives Of These Explorers Using The Journals They Kept On Their Journey West. Hear Lewis And Clark's Story As If You Were Really There.children's Literaturemeriwether Lewis And William Clark Shared Command Of The 18041806 Expedition To Find A Direct Water Route To The Pacific Ocean. Their Discoveries Included Friendly And Hostile Indians, Animal Species Never Before Recorded, And Routes Over Land And Water That They Would Map For Those Who Followed Them. This Book Emphasizes Not Only The Exploration, But Also The Recording Of Facts, Which Allows Readers To Know What They Ate, How They Communicated With The Indians And How They Sent Their Research Materials Back To The President. The Book Contains Many Excerpts From Lewis And Clark's Travel Journals And Some Illustrations From The Trip. It Is Part Of The In Their Own Words Series. From These Primary Sources, Readers Will Come To Understand The Hardships Of The Discoverers' Lives, The Thrill Of Never Knowing What Is Around The Next Corner, And The Explorer's Confusion Of Not Knowing What They Have Really Seen. 1999, Scholastic, $12.95 And $4.50. Ages 9 To 12. Reviewer Chris Gill 0439147492