The crossing
In 1805, Sacagawea, a woman of the Shoshoni tribe, helps Meriwether Lewis and William Clark find a passage to the West Coast, in this story told through the eyes of the baby boy on Sacagawea's back.
| Main Author: | Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948- |
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| Other Authors: | Madsen, Jim, 1964- (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
Ã2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
In 1805, Sacagawea, a woman of the Shoshoni tribe, helps Meriwether Lewis and William Clark find a passage to the West Coast, in this story told through the eyes of the baby boy on Sacagawea's back. |
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Audience: |
Ages 4-8. Elementary Grade. |
| ISBN: |
9781416994749 1416994742 |
| Author Notes: |
In the area of linguistics, she has authored five books, co-authored six books, edited one book, and co-edited five books. She is also a published poet and co-editor of four volumes of poetry. Her first middle grade novel, Soccer Shock, was published in 1991. Her other novels include the Zel, Beast, The Wager, Lights on the Nile, Skin, Storm, Hidden, and Dark Shimmer. She is also the author of several picture books including Flamingo Dream, The Wishing Club: A Story About Fractions, Corkscrew Counts: A Story About Multiplication, The Crossing, A Single Pearl, and Hands and Hearts. She has received several awards including the New Jersey Reading Association's M. Jerry Weiss Book Award for The Prince of the Pond and the Golden Kite Award for Stones in Water. (Bowker Author Biography) |