American
History Year One Curriculum
Books and Materials List for Topic 20
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
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.
Topic 20
Otter's rating: 4 stars
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. ;-)
Topic 20
OR
Sacagawea:
Girl of the Shining Mountains (by Peter and Connie Roop) 192 pages
Topic 20
How
We Crossed the West : The Adventures of Lewis & Clark (by Rosalyn Schanzer) 48 pages
Topic 20
Otter's rating: 5 stars
Lewis
and Clark : A Prairie Dog for the President (Step into Reading 3) (by Shirley
Raye Redmond)
Topic 20
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.
Topic 20
Otter's rating: 5 stars
OR
Seaman:
The Dog who Explored the West with Lewis & Clark (by Gail Karwoski) 80
pages
Topic 20
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.
Topic 20
Otter's rating: 3 stars
Meet
Thomas Jefferson (by Marvin Barrett)
Topic 20
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.
Topic 20
Otter's rating: 4 stars
Sacagawea [videorecording]
/ a production of Schlessinger Media, a division of Library Video Company ; produced
by JWM Productions. Wynnewood, PA : Schlessinger Media, c2003.
Topic 20
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.
Topic 20
*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
Topic 20
PLUS
The Story of the U.S.A Book 2: A Young Nation Solves Its Problems
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