Jim Bridger: Frontiersman and Mountain Guide
| AUTHOR | Maynard, Charles W. |
| PUBLISHER | PowerKids Press (12/30/2002) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Library Binding) |
Description
You might have heard of Fort Bridger and the Bridger-Teton National Forest. In this engaging, nonfiction tale, students will read about the man who gave his name to these places. As a fur trapper, Bridger was one of the first white men to see Great Salt Lake and part of today's Yellowstone National Park. As a scout and guide, Bridger led pioneers across the rugged frontier. Students will learn about his legacy through clear, straightforward text and compelling primary source illustrations.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780823962884
ISBN-10:
0823962881
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
24
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
9.10 x 0.20 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
0.75 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Biography & Autobiography | General
Grade Level:
Kindergarten
- 5th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
5
Point Value:
0.5
Interest Level:
Middle Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Grade 3
Dewey Decimal:
B
Library of Congress Control Number:
2001005462
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You might have heard of Fort Bridger and the Bridger-Teton National Forest. In this engaging, nonfiction tale, students will read about the man who gave his name to these places. As a fur trapper, Bridger was one of the first white men to see Great Salt Lake and part of today's Yellowstone National Park. As a scout and guide, Bridger led pioneers across the rugged frontier. Students will learn about his legacy through clear, straightforward text and compelling primary source illustrations.
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Author:
Maynard, Charles W.
Charles W. Maynard is an ordained United Methodist minister who works with the Camp and Retreat Ministry of the Holston Conference in east Tennessee and in southwestern Virginia. He has an undergraduate degree from Emory and Henry College and a master of divinity from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. The first executive director of Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Charles has written 20 children's books as well as national park guidebooks, including Time Well Spent, a family hiking guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that he wrote with Hal Hubbs and David Morris. He and his wife, Janice, have two daughters, Caroline and Anna, and two granddaughters, Anastasia and Ainsley.
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