Lewis & Clark FOR KIDS!

Lewis & Clark

Primary Source Readers

By: Jill K. Mulhall
Narrated by: Teacher Created Materials
Length: 25 minutes

The Lewis & Clark primary source reader builds literacy skills while offering engaging content across social studies subject areas. Primary source documents provide an intimate glimpse into what life was like during the 1800s. This nonfiction reader can be purposefully differentiated for various reading levels and learning styles. It... Read more

Lewis and Clark

Bio-Graphics

By: Rod Espinosa
Narrated by: Robert Rance
Length: 20 minutes

Graphic novels aren’t just for superheroes! Lewis and Clark have been plucked from history books and their lives and accomplishments have been depicted in informative nonfiction graphic novels. The subjects' education and exploration of the United States has been skillfully told with detailed art. Maps, further reading lists, timelines,... Read more

Who Was Thomas Jefferson?

Who Was?

By: Dennis Brindell Fradin
Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president, Jefferson was also an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, and-what is... Read more

Thomas Jefferson: President and Philosopher

By: Jon Meacham
Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

In this special edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham, young listeners will learn about the life and political philosophy of one of our Founding Fathers.
 
Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the United States. He was one of the authors of the... Read more

American Slave, American Hero

York of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

By: Laurence Pringle
Narrated by: Korey Jackson
Length: 25 minutes

Award-winning author Laurence Pringle gives an accurate account of York's life - before, during, and after the expedition. Using quotations from the expedition's journals, he tells how York's skills, strength, and intelligence helped in the day-to-day challenges of the journey. Artists Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu consulted with a Lewis... Read more

Dog of Discovery

By: Laurence Pringle
Narrated by: Ken Marks
Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Picked by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the unknown wilds of the Louisiana Territory, Meriwether Lewis assembles a rugged team of adventurers, including co-captain William Clark-and a Newfoundland dog named Seaman. As hunter, retriever, and guard, Seaman becomes a trusted member of the Corps of Discovery. While the team tackles raging... Read more

I am Sacagawea

Ordinary People Change the World

By: Brad Meltzer & Various
Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau
Length: 19 minutes

Sacagawea, the only Native American included in Lewis and Clark’s historic expedition, joins the inspiring list of heroes whose stories are told in this New York Times Bestselling biography series.
 
Sacagawea was the only girl, and the only Native American, to join Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery, which explored the United States from the... Read more

Sacajawea

By: Joseph Bruchac
Narrated by: Nicolle Littrell & Michael Rafkin
Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

At age sixteen, Sacajawea is married, a mother, and has been taken from her Shoshone people. She has been asked to join Lewis and Clark in their expedition to explore the land from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. As a translator, peacemaker, caretaker, and guide, young Sacajawea alone will make the historic journey of Lewis and Clark... Read more