Lewis and Clark for kids : their journey of discovery with 21 activities / Janis Herbert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herbert, Janis, 1956-

Series:

For Kids series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discoveries in geography.

West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.

West (U.S.).

West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration--Study and teaching--Activity programs--Juvenile literature.

West (U.S.)--Discovery and exploration.

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)--Juvenile literature.

Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Chicago Review Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Join Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's Corps of Discovery as they navigate the muddy Missouri River and begin a great adventure set against the background of the vast North American continent. Lewis and Clark for Kids takes children from President Jefferson's vision of an exploratory mission across a continent full of unique plants and animals through their dangerous and challenging journey into the unknown to the expedition's triumphant return to the frontier town of St. Louis. Twenty-one activities bring to life the Native American tribes they encountered, the plants and anima

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Note to Readers; Contents; Time Line; Preface To the Westward; Time Line of the Lewis and Clark Expedition; Map of the Expedition; 1 Fixing for a Start; 2 We Set Out Early; 3 We Smoke the Pipe of Peace; 4 Forty-Five Below; 5 Beautifull in the Extreme; 6 Tab-ba-bone and So-So-Ne; 7 O! The Joy!; 8 Our Homeward Bound Journey; 9 What Marvels We Found; Glossary; Lewis and Clark Sites, Organizations, and Events; Web Sites to Explore; Bibliography; Photo Credits; Index; More Books by Janis Herbert from Chicago Review Press

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index.

ISBN:

1-56976-356-9

OCLC:

536262788