STUDENT'S READING LIST
 

Baum, L. Frank. The Discontented Gopher. Illustrated by Carolyn Digby Conahan. Pierre: South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2006. Zikky the gopher finds adventure and danger when he encounters humans on the Great Plains.

Bowen, Andy Russell. Illustrated by Ralph L. Ramstad. The Back of Beyond: A Story about Lewis and Clark. Minneapolis, Minn.: Carolrhoda Books, 1997. Bowen provides a condensed story of the expedition.

Goble, Paul. Iktomi and the Berries. New York: Orchard Books, 1989. Goble tells the story of Iktomi's fruitless effort to pick buffaloberries.

Herbert, Janis. Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2000. This account of the Lewis and Clark Expedition for young readers includes related activities and projects.

Karwoski, Gail. Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis & Clark. Atlanta, Ga.: Peachtree, 1999. Novelist Gail Karwoski invents exploits for Seaman, Lewis’s Newfoundland dog, that prove his value as hunter, navigator, and protector with the Corps of Discovery.

Liptak, Karen. North American Indian Sign Language. New York: Franklin Watts, 1990. Basic Indian signs are explained and illustrated.

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Photographs by William Munoz. Prairies. New York: Holiday House, 1996. Patent discusses plants, animals, and preservation of prairies.

Roop, Peter. Girl of the Shining Mountains: Sacagawea’s Story. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1999. In this historical novel, Sacagawea describes how she became part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a teenager.

Staub, Frank. America’s Prairies. Minneapolis, Minn.: Carolrhoda Books, 1994. The author describes three types of prairie environments found in the United States.

Van Steenwyk, Elizabeth. My Name is York. Flagstaff, Ariz.: Rising Moon/Northland Publishing, 1997. In this fictionalized account, the slave York describes the journey he makes with his master, Captain William Clark, into the uncharted territory of the American West.

White, Alana. Sacagawea: Westward with Lewis and Clark. Springfield, N.J.: Enslow, 1997. This novel for young readers profiles the life and times of Sacagawea, with an emphasis on her journey taken with the Lewis and Clark Expedition.