This page contains the books and materials (plus reviews) used in our American history curriculum topic 20. In this topic of our history curriculum you will learn about Lewis and Clark, Jefferson, the Louisiana Purchase, Sacagawea, and more.

Books and Materials for Topic 20

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Animals on the Trail with Lewis and Clark (by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent) This is a nice book to look at. We didn't read it, but did discuss the pictures.

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Childhood of Famous Americans: Sacagawea (by Flora Warren Seymour)
All of the Childhood of Famous Americans books are easy to read and understand. You probably can’t go wrong with any of them!

My son LOVES these books. He recently asked me to purchase many more titles for our home library. He'd like all of them, but we'll start with a few at a time. ;-)

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Sacagawea: Girl of the Shining Mountains (by Peter and Connie Roop) 192 pages

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How We Crossed the West : The Adventures of Lewis & Clark  (by Rosalyn Schanzer) 48 pages

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Lewis and Clark : A Prairie Dog for the President (Step into Reading 3) (by Shirley Raye Redmond)

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Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog's Tale (by Laurie Myers) This is a gentle read about Seaman, the dog that accompanied Lewis and Clark on their long expedition. The incidents described in the book are based on the various journals kept by the men during their journey.

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Seaman: The Dog who Explored the West with Lewis & Clark (by Gail Karwoski) 80 pages

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Lewis & Clark  : The Journey of the Corps of Discovery / a film by Ken Burns ; a [production of] Florentine Films and WETA-TV ; produced by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan.

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Meet Thomas Jefferson (by Marvin Barrett)

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Plants on the Trail with Lewis and Clark (by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent)
This is a nice book to look at. We didn't read it, but did discuss the pictures.

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Sacagawea [videorecording] / a production of Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company ; produced by JWM Productions. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c2003. 

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The American Frontier [videorecording] / produced and directed by Issembert Productions, Inc. ; director/producer, Yves Gérard Issembert. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c2000. 
Explores the roles of several famous frontiersmen in opening the West for the United States.

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This Country of Ours Selections
*This is an optional read-aloud from a free online text.
66. JEFFERSON–HOW THE TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES WAS DOUBLED
67. JEFFERSON–HOW THE DOOR INTO THE FAR WEST WAS OPENED
68. JEFFERSON–ABOUT AN AMERICAN WHO WANTED TO BE A KING

What's the deal?: Jefferson, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (by Rhoda Blumberg)

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PLUS

History Pockets Moving West

The Story of the U.S.A Book 2: A Young Nation Solves Its Problems

Wee Sing America Book and CD

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