Book - Child
"Once again O' Dell turns to the Native American for his subject, in this novel he brings to life the mysterious Shoshone girl Sacagawea, interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark. Told for Sacagawea's point of view, this is an honest, unsparing account of an Indian life and the approaching whites. From the begining, Savagawea is calm and practical but fiercely independent; these attribues enable her to survive the succession of traumas that will prepare her for Lewis and Clark. She is hired with her husband by Lewis and Clark for knowlege of the Shoshone language and lands. But her journey to the great sea is not only physical. It is a spiritual jouney as well, as she matures in wisdom and in her love for William Clark. Finally, having been offered the white world and Clark's love, she turns away, back to her Shoshone life. This is a quiet and intriguing recreation as Sacagawea herself." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
School Age (6-12)
English
0395404304
Scott O'Dell
1986 Houghton Mifflin
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