Exciting, action-packed account of the expedition to chart the vast unknown lands of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. A perilous journey made by undaunted men who faced hostile Indians, prairie fires, floods, heat and thirst, illness, famine, sub-zero weather, and other perils. "Absorbing and inspirational from start to finish." — New York Times Book Review.
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Topsys and Turvys by Peter Newell On each page a picture and caption begin a rhymed couplet that is completed when you turn the book upside down.
The Indian How Book by Arthur C. Parker Enhanced by 51 illustrations, this eye-opening work tells how Native Americans made fire, teepees, canoes, war bonnets, fishhooks, arrowheads, wampum, plus how they courted, treated women, bathed, cut their hair, danced, and much more.
Howard Pyle 2 Book Set by Dover Save Over 11%!Otto of the Silver Hand tells the story of a young boy born into a robber baron's household. The Garden Behind the Moon transports children to a faraway magical land.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Andrew Lang Beautiful princesses, genies, and talking birds in 26 magical tales: "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp," "Sinbad the Sailor," "Noureddin and the Fair Persian," "Merchant of Bagdad," and more. 66 illustrations.