Sacagawea: Girl of the Shining Mountains

I used this book for my biography book report. I also got books from the library, but this one helped me the most. All the information in it was really easy to use and understand. I'm in the [...]. If you need a book on Sacagawea this is the one you should get :)

I like this book a lot because it has some very good details about the Lewis and Clark expedition. Though, I feel that Captain Lewis was mentioned approximately 1 time. I like this book, but I've read better books.-Violet L. Smith

I really enjoyed this book. I especially liked the exciting parts like when Sacagawea and Pomp almost died. I also liked the part when the bears attacked them. I hope I will find another book as exciting as this one!

I was looking for a good book about Sacajawea to give my grandchildren, since I've been dispensing the new gold dollars with her image to them for birthdays. This is written in the first person, as if the famous Indian woman is telling a story to her son, "Pomp." She was kidnapped from her Shoshoni tribe at a young age, then won in a gambling game by a French trader. The trader Charbonneau was hired by Lewis and Clark as an interpreter for their great expedition in the Louisiana Territory. Called Janey by the white men, the teenager Sacajawea proves very valuable to the party, and is able to lead them to her people in the West. The story is filled with small details about life on the trail:the hardship of traveling in a canoe,hunting bears,eating unusual foods. The two nine year olds to whom I gave this book enjoyed it very much as it moved along well, with times of suspense (would Sacajawea see her people again?)

Sacagawea by Judith St. Martin is a well written historical novel for older children and young adults filled with rich descriptions and characters. Judith St. Martin, a noted children's biographer, used Lewis and Clarks' journals and other original material to tell a good story. My eight and a half year-old daughter says the book really inspired her and made her think about what it would be like is she lived during Sacagewea's time and traveled with her companions. The book is informative and best of all it has the quality to lead kids to use their imagination to wonder and want to know more. We learned that Sacagewea means bird woman. Illustrated maps tracing the Lewis and Clark trail are helpful. My daughter adds that this book is an excellent choice for anybody who likes to stop and think about adventures and people who have made remarkable contributions to our world. This is the opening of a poem she wrote after reading the book. "One day in Shoshone land, an Indian girl was picking berries with her friend. Then a cloud of dust appeared, they knew what that meant. For they feared the white men would come after them." The poem concludes, "We still remember Sacagawea today. My heroine forever, forever and always." The book may inspire you to write about one of your heroes or heroines.