Sacajawea (Penguin Young Readers, L4)
Grade 1-3-A bare-bones introduction to the Shoshone guide. Milton  focuses on her time spent helping Lewis and Clark, her marriage  to Charbonneau, and the birth of her son, Pomp. Short sentences  and pronunciation make the book accessible to emerging readers.  Facts tend to be appropriately simple for the grade and reading  levels. The large type is positioned on a white background and  does not interfere with the full-color drawings. The  illustrations lack pizzazz yet fit in well with the text.  Several simple maps clue readers in to where the story is taking  place. David Adler's A Picture Book of Sacagawea (Holiday, 2000)  goes into more detail but the text is more difficult. Both  titles would be useful, especially for Native American  units.Anne Chapman Callaghan, Racine Public Library, WICopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.