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Last week we watched the Lewis and Clark PBS series on DVD from the library. Does anyone know of any good picture books to go along with this ?
Also, we go out to Colorado from South Carolina each summer -- any suggestions on things to see along the way that would highlight some of this -- we'd obviously have to go further north than makes logical sense, but it would be worth it to enforce what we saw on the DVD.
Our dream is to take the time to follow the whole trail -- but we'll have to wait till our older ones are done and before our younger ones get too involved to have more than a week or two off 
Blessings y'all
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I believe National Geographic sells a nifty little guide book that tells you all about stops you can make along the Lewis & Clark trail. It is quite comprehensive and includes directions on how to get to the places. I actually bought my copy (currently loaned out otherwise I'd give you the exact title & ISBN)off the back of an oatmeal box (or was it Banana Crunch Granola?), but you might be able to find it by calling the National Geographic Store at their HQ in Washington, DC.
Another good book about the Lewis & Clark adventure is the book called "Seaman". It is the story of their dog (a Newfoundland, I think?) that made the trip with them. Seems like I saw it listed in Christian Book Distributors.
Although it would probably be too much off the beaten track from South Carolina, a good place to visit "on the trail" is the Lewis & Clark jumping off spot, St. Charles, Missouri. It is very interesting, the old town is very historic, has cobbled streets and is fun to explore. It is also the location of the shrine of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne. A nice sidebar to that would be to read the old Vision book by Margaret Hubbard, "Dear Philippine: The Mission of Mother Duchesne". She lived from 1769 to 1852, during the same time as Lewis & Clark.
A stone's throw from St. Charles is Defiance, Missouri. It is close to the place where L&C camped the first or second night out. It is also the location of Daniel Boone's last home. I have read that Lewis & Clark purposely stopped in that locale, left their men in camp and rode out to have an info-dinner with Daniel Boone, who had recently WALKED out West, to Nebraska (to hunt!) and supposedly the Yellowstone area (to see what it was really like). At that time, Daniel Boone was in his late sixties! Anyway, the Boone home is also very interesting. There are a lot of books about Daniel Boone, but one of our favorites for kids would be "The Story of Daniel Boone" by William O. Steele.
Daniel Boone was my GGGGGG grandfather's brother. By happenstance, my dd's godmother is the GGGGGGG granddaughter of William Clark. It always gives me goosebumps to know that our intrepid forebears had dinner together a couple hundred years ago.
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Kelly:
Thanks for the links -- I'll check out Natl Geographic -- I think I can check that one online.
The idea to stop in St. Charles and Defiance is great as we'll probably meander back so this won't be too out of the way. (Especially when I tell my husband we can see the shrine for St. Rose Duchesne 
Seaman sounds good. When I checked Amazon, I found two books (one a picture, one a 3rd grade level reader) called Seaman and then another called "Lewis and Clark & Me: A Dog's Tale" that also sounds great.
Thanks so much and blessings,
BTW, very cool about your ancestors!
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Kelly:
Is this the book from NG you mentioned: Lewis and Clark Trail Guide by Thomas Schmidt?
And thanks for suggesting the NGA; Lewis and Clark at Natl Geographic is a treasure trove of info about the whole expedition (including a list of what they took and spent $2400 outfitting the 2-1/2 year expedition). The site also mentions some kids books that I am going to check out too.
This is so exciting -- thanks!
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In the CatholicCMason files section, Susan Rizzo has a file on Picture Book Study of American History: The French and Indian Wars to the Progressive Era, 1689-1900. For the Frontier section she includes:
- Daniel Boon by Streissgath, Tom
- A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson by Adler, David A.
- Pass the Quill, I’ll Write A Draft; A Story Book of Thomas Jefferson by Quackenbush, Robert M.
- Warm as Wool by Sanders, Scott Russell
- A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark by Adler, David A.
- A Picture Book of Sacajawea by Adler, David A.
- Lewis and Clark, Explorers of the American Westby Kroll, Steven
- Aurora Means Dawn by Sanders, Scott R.
Here's a link to National Geographic Expeditions
Thank goodness! I've been looking all over my computer for this link...I thought I had lost it and had no idea what to search for! Corps of Re-Discovery should really give you a big jumping point for all resources regarding Lewis and Clark.
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Mary G. wrote:
Kelly:
Thanks for the links -- I'll check out Natl Geographic -- I think I can check that one online.
The idea to stop in St. Charles and Defiance is great as we'll probably meander back so this won't be too out of the way. (Especially when I tell my husband we can see the shrine for St. Rose Duchesne ;) |
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St. Charles is "worthy"! You'll enjoy it. The shrine of St. Rose Phillipine Duschesne is very mod and not very pretty BUT (and this is a big "but")ask at the school there if you can go in and see the rooms she lived in and their displays about her life. That part was really, really neat! They also have a little booklet for sale there which is a story about St. Rose Duschesne from the perspective of one of the Indians. It is called "A Blanket for Qua-kah-ka-num-ad" by Jane Cannon. Qua-kah-ka-num-ad was what the Indians called her, "Woman who prays always". She was never able to learn the Indian dialects---she had NO gift for languages---but she evangelized all the same thru her kindliness and prayerfulness. It's a nice little booklet.
Yes, I'm pretty sure that is the right book, the Lewis & Clark Trailguide. Not hefty in size, but lots of good info.
There is also ANOTHER book for Mom & Dad that is very interesting called "Out West"...sorry, can't remember the author, but it's some liberal, Northeast journalist whose politics gave me pause, however, the book was very enjoyable. I read this as we "did" part of the trail and enjoyed it a lot. It's full of good info, but a little lighter reading than the Stephen Ambrose book, "Undaunted Courage". When we do these big cross-country educational trips, I usually find that I've gotta go light in the reading department by the end of the day. Nothing like a long day of traveling with kids to promote Brain Fry! As my sage sister-in-law says: "Some people bungee jump for excitement, I travel cross-country with kids" 
Happy Trails! Kelly & her coonskin cap in FL
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We studied Lewis and Clark a year and a half ago. Here are our favorite books:
Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities
by Janis Herbert
How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark (published by the National Geographic Society)
by Rosalyn Schanzer
Lewis and Clark: Explorers of the American West
by Steven Kroll
Lewis and Clark and Me: A Dog's Tale
by Laurie Myers
A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark
by David Adler
A Picture Book of Sacagawea
by David Adler
The back of beyond : A story about Lewis and Clark
Bowen, Andy Russell
Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President
by Shirley Raye Redmond
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You already mentioned the National Geographic DVD entitled Lewis and Clark - Great Journey West.
There is also a Ken Burns PBS show on Lewis and Clark.
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Mary G. wrote:
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This wouldn't be too far out of the way on your trip between SC and Colorado (not in the way that Great Falls, MT or Fort Clatsop, OR would be out of the way!!) In Onawa, Iowa on the border of Iowa and Nebraska there is the Lewis and Clark State Park where they have full size replicas of the keelboat and piroques that Lewis and Clark used. They will take you out on keelboat rides into the river - takes about 45 minutes I think. Unfortunately there is not a "schedule" of when they run. I think it's most days during the summer but the departure times are hit or miss - it depends on how many people are there and what the volunteers are doing. But it is definitely worth it to get there for the rides if you can - arrive early and wait. We got to help row and some other tourists got to steer the rudder. My kids thoroughly enjoyed it. I understand they have a festival there each year in June. Also there is a huge visitor/interpretive center that was scheduled to open last year. It was behind schedule last year when we were there, so don't know the status as I can't find an update anywhere on the web. But it looked like it was going to be really nice - it's focus was going to be on the transportation issues of the Expedition.
While the keelboats are the coolest things to see in the area, there are several other Lewis & Clark sites between Omaha and Sioux City.
-Ft. Atkinson State Historic Park - location of the "Council Bluff" where Lewis and Clark held their first council with Indians.
- Western Historic Trails Center in Council Bluff, Iowa
-grave site of Sergeant Floyd near Sioux City
Then on to Colorado via Omaha - stopping in at Father Flanagan's Boys' Town
Or if you wanted to go even further north:
Katie, who owns Corp of Rediscovery which has already been mentioned as a great resource is the expert on this topic. I don't think she has moved over to the forums from the CCM list though. Anyway, I recall her saying her family's favorite place to visit on the whole trail was Fort Mandan and the nearby Interpretive Center in North Dakota which would be further out of your way but still in the midwest so not unreasonable for a trip to Colorado.
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Mary,
Another thing I forgot to mention is that the Lewis & Clark National Bicentennial Exhibition which is touring the country will be in Denver at the Museum of Nature and Science from May - September 2005. It will definitely be something to see while you are here. I hear it is fabulous. We're one of only 5 US cities to host it during the bicentennial.
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Oh Mary --
Thanks so much for mentioning this exhibit.  We're "scheduled" to be in Denver in mid-July so this would be perfect.
BTW, are you the Mary M. who went to GU -- I'm the Mary G. who graduated with Elise! Small world, eh?
Blessings and thanks again for the info -- my dh is loving this!
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Oops, one more nice resource for studying Lewis & Clark is Cobblestone Magazine. They have an entire issue dedicated to Lewis & Clark. It includes articles, crossword puzzles, Q&A and so forth. These Cobblestone issues are really handy "on the road" because they are small and can be tucked under your carseat for ready reference.
When we "did the trail" (part of it), we had a cooler filled with books pertinent to L&C and the areas we were visiting as well as old national geographics, Cobblestone mags and so on. This was so that the children could read AS we went along. Although we had studied "the trail" beforehand, my list was long of other books, novels and info we just hadn't had a chance to read. This gave us a chance to cover that material PLUS the kids were really fired up to read from seeing the various places we had studied (and those hours in the car get long!) We also had cds of music from the era, and songs from that time. There are loads of coloring books on L&C, too, which we also included. I also brought an art book (a skinny one) of paintings from "out west" that the kids studied and copied as we drove along (there's a great painting showing the artist's vision of L&C meeting with the Indians, tho I'm ashamed to say I don't remember the artist's name) We even brought a field guide of North American animals so we could learn about and sketch animals that L&C ran into, such as Ursus terribilis, the Grizzley Bear. We really immersed ourselves in the era.
Since then, The Library---as we came to call the cooler--- has become a mainstay of our cross-country "educational tours".
Kelly in FL (mom to six ages 2 to 15)
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JennGM wrote:
Here's a link to National Geographic Expeditions
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I was looking for this link and finally found it here: Lewis & Clark Great Journey West. It was hard to find, as National Geographic has updated and rearranged their site. This links to the movie page (the movie is available on Netflix Instant) but the left-hand sidebars contain links to all sorts of other gems. The education link has lesson plans by grade and interactive games as well.
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Confusing! Your link sent me to the movie, but your original link led me to the updated Expeditions page, here, but to note if this link goes bad, they have updated Xpeditions to "National Geographic Education". There is also Journey Intro.
Corps of Rediscovery was the link I was trying to remember frantically above, but thanks for catching all this.
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Yes, definitely confusing. I've edited my post to make it more clear. Thanks!
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Serendipity had a great Lewis Clark unit. Although we studied them 4-5 years ago, my children still remember specific details.
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