Sacagawea

This picture book biography of Sacagawea tells the story of the Shoshone girl who was captured by the Hidatsu, and was living at the Knive River village in North Dakota when Lewis and Clark arrived in 1804. Sacagawea and her husband Charbonneau accompanied the expedition as an interpreter and guide on the ramainder of the journey to the Pacific Ocean. Written by Lise Erdrich, with illustrations by Julie Buffalohead, it was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in 2004. It might be a resource for classes studying early American history and the Lewis and Clark expedition.