Sacagawea

Sacagawea
Written by Lise Erdrick
Illustrations by Julie Buffalohead
Biography 3

This was a great book. I loved how it told about her life. It made it sound adventurous and dangerous, which it was. It showed how much Sacagawea helped Lewis and Clark. With out her, they would not have horses to cross the Rocky Mountains or know what plants to eat or not to eat. She was the main reason for their survial and for exploring the west cost. I really liked how at the beginning of the story it had an authors note. In the authors note, she explained the pronunciation of her name. Since no one really knows it, there has been a lot of speculation of how it is spelled and pronounced. I thought this was interesting, because i have only know it as Sacagawea. I found out there were many different ways people spelled it. At the end it also gave a short summery of her life after the expedition west. Since the Native American culture does not have a written language, it is hard to accurately pin point what happened to Sacagawea and her family.  The illustration in the book are simply beautiful. The work very well with the text to give you a feeling of where you are in history and in the United States.