Lewis and Clark : opening the American West /
Ellen Rodger.
- New York : Crabtree, 2005.
- 32 pages : color illustration ; maps ; 28 cm
- In the footsteps of explorers .
Includes index.
A voyage of discovery -- The next frontier -- Lewis and Clark -- Getty ready -- Up the Missouri -- Over the mountains -- Sacagawea -- Life on the trail -- Homeward bound -- American Indians -- After the expedition -- The legacy.
Presents a short children's history of explorers Lewis and Clark and describes their voyage across the American west from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean, encounters with the native tribes along the way, and the various plants and animals they saw.