Sacagawea: Girl of the Shining Mountains
By Peter Roop and Connie Roop
Read by Christina Moore
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ISBN: 9781520036724
When Sacagawea’s son asks her about her life, she isn’t sure where to begin. Does she start with her birth as a Shoshoni? Her kidnapping by an enemy tribe at age eleven? Or her role as the famous guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition? She’s seen and experienced more in her young life than most people ever will. Told from Sacagawea’s point of view, this historical novel shares the ordeals of her youth along with the memory of her long, arduous journey west with Lewis and Clark. She shares her love of nature and explains how her loyalties have changed over time.
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Summary
Summary
When Sacagawea’s son asks her about her life, she isn’t sure where to begin. Does she start with her birth as a Shoshoni? Her kidnapping by an enemy tribe at age eleven? Or her role as the famous guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition? She’s seen and experienced more in her young life than most people ever will. Told from Sacagawea’s point of view, this historical novel shares the ordeals of her youth along with the memory of her long, arduous journey west with Lewis and Clark. She shares her love of nature and explains how her loyalties have changed over time.
Author
Author Bio: Connie Roop
Peter Roop graduated from Lawrence University to become an elementary-school teacher. In 1980 he got his master’s degree in children’s literature from the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons College in Boston, where he studied with Newbery Medalist Scott O’Dell.
Connie Roop isa high school environmental science teacher, and a recipient of the Women Leaders in Education Award from the American Association of University Women and a Kohl Education Foundation Award for Exceptional Teaching.
Author Bio: Peter Roop
Peter Roop graduated from Lawrence University to become an elementary school teacher. It was in his early teaching days that Roop first decided to try writing for children, and Roop persevered, writing and publishing his first short stories and articles while teaching in England. In 1980 he got his master’s degree in children’s literature from the Center for the Study of Children’s Literature at Simmons College in Boston, where he studied with Newbery Medalist Scott O’Dell.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Nonfiction |
| Runtime: | 4.15 |
| Audience: | New Adult (18–25) |
| Language: | English |
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