The Crossing

Posted on November 15, 2011 by AnEducationInBooks

The subtitle reads Lewis & Clark’s historic journey seen through a brand-new pair of eyes.  Sacagawea packs up her son, Jean Baptiste, onto a cradle board and he sees salmon, cougars, five waterfalls and more as they travel from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean and back. Jim Madsen’s gorgeous scenery lights up the poetry of Donna Jo Napoli in this beautiful picture book.

Follow along on a virtual journey courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society.

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About AnEducationInBooks

Wendy BooydeGraaff is the author of Salad Pie, a children's picture book published by Ripple Grove Press. Her work has been published in Emrys Journal Online, The Emerson Review, Jellyfish Review, Bending Genres, SmokeLong Quarterly and Leopardskin & Limes, and is forthcoming in NOON. Read more work at wendybooydegraaff.com or find her on Twitter @BooyTweets.
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2 Responses to The Crossing

  1. LadyInRead says:
    November 17, 2011 at 11:50 am

    Thanks for visiting and your comment. Love your blog. Am following you now – great reads for kids here..

    Reply

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