| A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark Contributor(s): Adler, David A. (Author), Himler, Ronald (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0823417956 ISBN-13: 9780823417957 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: This picture book chronicles the expedition across the American West conducted by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, spawned by President Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002025018 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Series: Picture Book Biography |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.53" W x 8.02" (0.31 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 67736 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An introduction to the lives of Lewis and Clark and to the exploratory expedition they led from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean in the early nineteenth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Adler, David A.: - David Abraham Adler (born April 10, 1947) is the author of nearly 200 books for children and young adults, most notably the Cam Jansen mystery series, the "Picture Book of..." series, and several acclaimed works about the Holocaust for young readers. Adler was born in New York City, New York. He graduated from Queens College in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics and education. For the next nine years, he worked as a mathematics teacher for the New York City Board of Education, while taking classes towards a master's degree in marketing, a degree he was awarded by New York University in 1971. In that same year, a question from his then-three-year-old nephew inspired Adler to write his first story, A Little at a Time, subsequently published by Random House in 1976. Adler's next project, a series of math books, drew on his experience as a math teacher. In 1977, he created his most famous character, Cam Jansen, originally featured in Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds, which was published that year. Adler married psychologist Renee Hamada in 1973, and their first child, Michael, was born in 1977. By that time Adler had taken a break from teaching and, while his wife continued her work, he stayed home, took care of Michael, and began a full-time writing career. As of November 2008, Adler has three children and two grandsons. He lives in Woodmere, New York.Himler, Ronald: - Ronald Himler is the illustrator of several successful picture books, including TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE, FLY AWAY HOME, and THE WALL. Mr. Himler studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and New York University. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. |