What Was the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

"The Lewis and Clark Expedition changed the face of the American West forever." When Thomas Jefferson selected Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as co-captains of an epic western expedition, his intention was to find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean. For two years Lewis and Clark, eventually aided by Sacagawea and her husband Charbonneau, traversed rugged territories by land and water, stopping only to make winter camps in the harshest of conditions. When the explorers returned to St. Louis in 1806, they shared a plethora of information ranging from maps and Indian tribes, to unknown plants and animals. Their copious notes and drawings are invaluable to this day.

My 7-year-old grandson was studying the Lewis and Clark Expedition in school and asked me to find out if there was a book about them in this series. I have bought him 7 or 8 others, and being a history buff, he has loved them all! When this one arrived, he unwrapped it and immediately began to read it out loud to me. We both learned a lot we did not know about these two men.

Great little books for kids - not sturdy but worth the price for the info - not sure if some of the others are straight forward facts or have a political slant but kids need to know this history and these little books are a great way to start -

Purchased these for my niece and nephew for their home schooling. Their family is traveling cross-country in their RV to see the journey of the Lewis Clark Expedition this year.

I really enjoy these who was books and that they are written for my son's reading level. I prefer the content of some other books over these, but these are perfect for your middle grade reader! I always learn something new from these, too! I will buy again!

My grandson is really into history and social studies, so this whole series of books are perfect for him! Easy to read, but not infantile.

A very well written and comprehensive accounting of the Lewis and Clark Expedition available in a condensed format for children. I purchased this book for my grandson and was impressed with how much detail was presented in this abbreviated version as compared to the book, "The Journals of Lewis and Clark" edited by Bernard DeVoto, a condensation of the Lewis and Clark journals that I had read this past summer. I look forward to giving more of the books in this 'What Was, Who Was' series to all my grandchildren.

I love all these "what was" and "who was" books. They are extremely well-written and interesting for young kids (elementary age.) My son did a report about Lewis and Clark and got all his information from this book. He had plenty of info and was able to easily write his report.

These are the best books ever for kids....and I learn a lot too.

Very informative book! Kids learn a lot from these Who was, Where was or is, and What is or was books.

"The Lewis and Clark Expedition changed the face of the American West forever." When Thomas Jefferson selected Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as co-captains of an epic western expedition, his intention was to find a waterway to the Pacific Ocean. For two years Lewis and Clark, eventually aided by Sacagawea and her husband Charbonneau, traversed rugged territories by land and water, stopping only to make winter camps in the harshest of conditions. When the explorers returned to St. Louis in 1806, they shared a plethora of information ranging from maps and Indian tribes, to unknown plants and animals. Their copious notes and drawings are invaluable to this day.

My 7-year-old grandson was studying the Lewis and Clark Expedition in school and asked me to find out if there was a book about them in this series. I have bought him 7 or 8 others, and being a history buff, he has loved them all! When this one arrived, he unwrapped it and immediately began to read it out loud to me. We both learned a lot we did not know about these two men.

Great little books for kids - not sturdy but worth the price for the info - not sure if some of the others are straight forward facts or have a political slant but kids need to know this history and these little books are a great way to start -

Purchased these for my niece and nephew for their home schooling. Their family is traveling cross-country in their RV to see the journey of the Lewis Clark Expedition this year.

I really enjoy these who was books and that they are written for my son's reading level. I prefer the content of some other books over these, but these are perfect for your middle grade reader! I always learn something new from these, too! I will buy again!

My grandson is really into history and social studies, so this whole series of books are perfect for him! Easy to read, but not infantile.

A very well written and comprehensive accounting of the Lewis and Clark Expedition available in a condensed format for children. I purchased this book for my grandson and was impressed with how much detail was presented in this abbreviated version as compared to the book, "The Journals of Lewis and Clark" edited by Bernard DeVoto, a condensation of the Lewis and Clark journals that I had read this past summer. I look forward to giving more of the books in this 'What Was, Who Was' series to all my grandchildren.

I love all these "what was" and "who was" books. They are extremely well-written and interesting for young kids (elementary age.) My son did a report about Lewis and Clark and got all his information from this book. He had plenty of info and was able to easily write his report.

These are the best books ever for kids....and I learn a lot too.

Very informative book! Kids learn a lot from these Who was, Where was or is, and What is or was books.

This is a great book for kids and adults alike. I read it as an adult and it was easy to understand the history of Lewis and Clark

Purchased for my granddaughter who is a new elementary teacher. She loves it!

Perfect for my grandchildren!

My two little boys love all these books.

Great

Added to my classroom library!! Service was prompt and courteous.. Highly recommended seller.

I'm a kid who is do a report on Lewis and Clark and it helped a lot with this it gives you a story and it is a page Turner I like this book because it gives you strong evidence I don't like this book because I wish it was longer

my kids all love the who/what was series.

Cute Books, As Expected

Really interesting,easy read.

Very informational! And it is a really a page turner. My first grader didnt want me to stop reading!

Fast & reliable

My son is doing a project on Lewis and this was perfect! It arrived on time and in great condition. It was a bit of an easy ready for him in 4th grade, but did the job.

I am a huge fan of the Who Was and What Was series. However, this book has not kept my sons attention. We are on our second time of trying to read it. The writing is a bit confusing at times, and he gets frustrated trying to keep the people straight. Not our favorite, but still educational. Update: After reading it again, we have changed our rating to a four star. My son did a better job of understanding and we stopped and talked about it more. That seemed to help. We also learned Sacagawea had such a huge role in the expedition. Amazing!

My fourth grader loves this series of books. It's a great way to get her engaged in the topics she is learning in the classroom

Very happy with book

for grandson

Fun book!

Bought this book for my granddaughter; she enjoyed reading it.

These books are perfect for school projects. We just own no less than 13 of them.

Kids love it!

Great book for my tutoring project this summer.

excellent

Summer Reading

Good book. Read it before my sons did. Not too long and not too short. Gets to the meat and potatoes for the age group intended.

Good collection

Great for biographies at fourth grade

Good history

Purchased for my son's 4th grade classroom. Great intro to history books and the cover art is appealing to young readers.

Good price and good condition

Great addition to my collection

This review is being completed by the 10 year old LACHNES MONSTER, who ordered this book, along with many others from the series. He says: "It gave me lots of information and just to see the 16 photos, also gave me a lot of information, to see what Lewis and Clark looked like". The book was one of the better books read, the photos and illustrations were excellent to show my son how the things appeared in the past. It included excerpts from their journals, maps, time lines of the journey and illustrations of those they met along their way. The reading level is perfect for a 10 year old, with historical information to help his education and knowledge.

My son loved this book.

for classroom

Granddaughter loved this book. We love these too, since they are all good history lessons.

good series of books about historical figure or event

good

Fun books!!

I bought this book for my 4th grader. I love how this series of books makes the stories about people understandable for young minds.

My 8 year old can't put it down. It's a great read.

Great

My 8 year old loved this book. He was still 7 when he started reading it aloud to me. He read a chapter a day (he hates reading). The book is written very well with a good variety of vocabulary that challenged him but also was easy enough that he didn't get too frustrated. Whether you have a struggling reader, an on track reader, or an advanced reader, they will enjoy this book. It had a lot of interesting information and brought the story to life.

Helped my grand with her work at school. She loved it.

My third grader looked forward to reading this book daily. She loved learning about Sacagawea and Lewis and Clark. She made a report with facts from this book. We will purchase more history-What Was books.