The Crossing

by Donna Jo Napoli and Jim Madsen

Book Overview

This young, lyrical picture book reveals the adventure and natural wonders that Lewis & Clark encountered on their Western expedition in the early 1800s. Told from the point of view of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, the baby on Sacagawea's back, this story offers a fresh perspective of a young country and gives voice to a character readers will already be familiar with--at least visually (the baby is shown on the golden Sacagawea dollar).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416994742
• ISBN13: 9781416994749
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3