Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis & Clark

by Gail Langer Karwoski

Book Overview

A 150-pound Newfoundland dog teams with Lewis & Clark for an edge-of-your-seat middle grade adventure.

It is 1804, the year that Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery set out for their now-legendary exploration of the Louisiana Purchase. With no maps and little idea what wonders and dangers lie ahead, Seaman, a 150-pound Newfoundland dog, proves to be one of the most valuable members of the Corps.

In the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561451908
• ISBN13: 9781561451906
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Seaman, a brave and loyal dog explorer, who left his big pawprint on the history of America!

Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West With Lewis and Clark by Gail Langer Karwoski 183 pages The book Seaman started out with Merriwether Lewis buying the Newfoundland dog Seaman from a hunter. Lewis and Clark were getting their explorers ready to go explore the continent. All of the characters were real explorers who were in the Corps of Discovery. This book showed how brave Sacagawea really was. She never once panicked when the boat tipped over. She was calm and quiet. Seaman, one of the main characters, was a wonderful, intelligent animal. What I liked about this book was that I really enjoyed reading it. It made me understand the Lewis and Clark expedition a lot better, and I loved how they included Seaman along in their journey. Seaman was a really smart dog and he cheered the explorers up whenever they were sad and homesick. This book was also based on true events. What I didn't like about this book was how at the end, Seaman didn't stay with Merriwether Lewis. He stayed with John Colter and continued to explore the West. I wish I knew what happened to Seaman. All in all I loved this book! I would definently recommend this book. I can tell it is for younger readers, but I still thought it was a nice book. I think that any animal and history fans will LOVE this book! Seaman is so smart and he has a wonderful personality. I am happy I chose this book.

This Book is the BEST!

This book is the best book I have ever read in my life. I have read The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LEWIS, but you cannot compare it. This book made me cry at the end, ... partly because it was due for library tomrrow. I thought that this book is in depth, written well, and gives you a feeling you probably haven't felt before. I strongly reccomend it for any young reader. Besides Seaman, my favorite character would have to be the ever cheerful George Shannon. Next would have to be John Colter. He showed his bravery at the right times, and he as was calm and levelheaded as Shannon in most emergencies. Then come Sacagawea, the only girl on the expedition. She turned out to be one of the most important women in history because she was so peaceful and quiet on the outside, yet was energetic and playful on the inside. This book describes all those characters very well. This book (as I said before) is the best book I have ever read, and perhaps ever will read.-Violet L. Smith

Meticulous attention to historic detail and background

Seaman: The Dog Who Explored The West With Lewis & Clark is a wonderfully written, very highly recommended historical novel. Young readers will thrill to the story of an epic American saga showcased through Lewis' brave and loyal dog Seaman, the first dog to cross the continent and open up the west for the fledgling country of America. Author Gail Karwoski has given meticulous attention to historic detail and background, always the hallmark of a superior historical novel. She combines this with an impressive gift for storytelling that will engage young readers from first page to last. One special and unique feature is the Q & A format for the "Author Notes" at the end of this remarkable work.

The book was great!!!!!

I love this book alot.It was fun reading it.I espeically loved it beacuse I have a Newfoundland dog myself.They are great dogs to own.

A unique perspective on a great historical event!

Ok, ok--so at 49, I'm a little over the age limit for juvenile historical fiction. Nevertheless, I bought this book for myself and "wolfed" it down in short order--something that Seaman would be too civilized to do. There was plenty of action and thrills as I traveled up the Missouri and crossed the Great Plains and the Rockies with the intrepid band of explorers, and I got all choked up at the end of their journey when the group parted ways (I won't give away the details, though!). I had fun learning a lot about one of the great historical events of our nation. This book is a fine read at any age and I highly recommend it!