Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President (Step into Reading)

Redmond, Shirley Raye

ISBN 10: 0375911200 ISBN 13: 9780375911200

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2003

Synopsis

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sends Lewis and Clark out west to explore. He tells them to make maps. He tells them to draw pictures and collect plants. Most importantly, he tells them to send presents! What kind of present is good enough for a president? Beginning readers will truly enjoy reading about this fun and little-known slice of American history.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

About this title

About the Author:

Shirley Raye Redmond is an author of numerous books for children, including the Step into Readings Tentacles! Tales of the Giant Squid, Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President, and Fairies! A True Story. She and her husband, former Congressman Bill Redmond, have two grown children.

John Manders has illustrated many picture books including Cowboy Christmas, The Soldiers' Night Before Christmas, and The Navy's Night Before Christmas for Golden Books. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

From Booklist:

Gr. 1-3. The history is handled with a light touch in this Step into Reading title about the American West, and Manders' colorful cartoon-style art is a perfect match for the storytelling. President Jefferson asks Lewis and Clark to go west, and "make maps, and explore rivers . . . collect plants and draw wild animals . . . send presents." Comic scenes show the explorers trying to catch buffalo and grizzly bears to send to the president, but they settle on the cute, little, wild dog, which scouts take back to Jefferson together with a huge load of plants, skins, and animals. Other than Sacagawea, who is a big help ("she talked and traded with the Indians they met on the way"), there's no mention of the native peoples the explorers encountered, but this lively history will make new readers want to know more. Hazel Rochman
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About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0375911200
• ISBN 13: 9780375911200
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Manders John