Outside Reading: Sacagawea Picture book

A Picture book of Sacagawea by David Adler who is the author and Dan Brown who is the illustrator is a perfect children's book explaining history and the story of Sacagawea. I love the story of Sacagawea, the Indian girl who helped Lewis and Clark on the expedition to the Pacific. The picture book of course does not include every detail, but it does tell the story of how Sacagawea was captured around the age of ten and sold to a white trader. She then helps Lewis and Clark with her knowledge of the land and nature and communication with other Indian tribes. The illustrations are the only thing that through me off, they didn't seem to portray the historical setting. They seemed to depict the story as if it happened in this time period, and not in the past, but they were of course great illustrations that help tell the story to younger children. I think it is important for younger children to have an insight at history at a young age. My mom told me the story when I was younger and I have loved learning about the history of Sacagawea and been interested in the history ever since.