The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

My son is totally into these books. They are well written and keeps his interest. These books are highly recommended, as kids are learning this history in school. Makes them want to learn more!

I THANK THAT THIS IS A GOOD BOOK.BECAUSE IT IS REALLY INTERESTING . IF YOU READ IT YOU WILL LIKE IT A LOT. YOU WILL THINK IT IS GOOD. THE BOY,S NAME IS GUS PELLETIER. I REALLY THINK YOU WILL ENJOY IT .AND HE MEET,S SOME INDIANS.

Wouldn't it be cool to get to name waterfalls? Well, that's mostly what they did in the Lewis and Clark expedition, besides having a young crewmember with a step dad that punished him by cutting off his ear! This book is a great book. It's part of the Dear America series and has so much action! In this book they travel with a Navajo girl named Sacajawea who wishes to travel back to her homelands on the way and sure enough they stopped there, but Sacajewea couldn't go in! In the expedition they're traveling along the Mississippi river. Now here's the action packed summary of the story! Traveling along the riverside going from Indian camp to Indian camp. Scavenging for food trying to hide. Gus a 14-year-old boy was keeping close to a kettle boat with Lewis and Clark aboard. He brought up the courage to expose himself to Lewis. Lewis didn't seem to care at all, he just told him to mark down the length and width of the river after Lewis measured it. When Lewis brought Gus aboard everyone was surprised. As Gus journeyed through to the shining sea he became a part of the permanent party - the party that travels to the shining sea. I liked this book because it starts out with the main character avoiding being seen and trying to stay alive. There are some things that I didn't like though, for example, there was so much walking. I mean practically to whole book was walking. Another thing I didn't like was that some passages were confusing and I didn't understand. Besides that I would really recommend The Journal of Augustus Pelletier by Kathryn Lasky.

First of all, the entire "Dear America/My Name is America" series is based on historical journals from a fictional child. To critisize this book because Augustus did not exsist is unfounded. For the past three years, I have read this book aloud to my students to accompany our Lewis & Clark unit. Every class I have read Augustus to, love it! My students have never walked away confused about Lewis & Clark. I recommend Augustus to all children interested in Lewis & Clark!

The journal of Augustus Pelltier was the best book I have ever read. If you read this book you won't be disappointed. I think that you wll really like the part when he almost gets eaten by the big grizzly bear. Read this book when you get the chance to you'll love it.