Zebulon Pike: Explorer of the Southwest (Legendary Heroes of the Wild West)

Sanford, William R.; Green, Carl R.

ISBN 10: 0894906712 ISBN 13: 9780894906718

Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc, 1996

Synopsis

A biography of the army officer and explorer who discovered, among other places in the West and Southwest, the great Rocky Mountain peak in Colorado that bears his name.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Gr 4-7--These series entries use a predictable format and organization to present biographical information on two figures in American history. Opening chapters, which in both cases fail to arouse much interest, present a highlight or important event from the subject's life. Subsequent chapters present chronological biographies. Occasional oversimplifications or value judgments may lead to confusion for young readers. For example, in Pike, Sanford says "As the frontier advanced, the Shawnee, Delaware, and other Old Northwest Tribes took to the warpath," with no explanation of what that means or why these Native Americans may have been provoked to do so. Neither volume has sufficient maps. There is useful information in both of these titles, and excerpts from Pike's journal do increase reading interest. Susan Sinnott's Zebulon Pike (Children's, 1990) is much more inclusive but designed for older students. There doesn't appear to be another volume on Brigham Young for this grade level.

Rosie Peasley, Empire Union School District, Modesto, CA

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About this edition

• Publisher: Enslow Pub Inc
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0894906712
• ISBN 13: 9780894906718
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 48