La Salle: Early Texas Explorer

by Stephanie Kuligowski

Overview

René-Robert Cavelier, or Sieur de La Salle, grew up in France and dreamt of adventures in distant lands! Through this exciting biography, readers will explore new worlds with La Salle as they read about his fascinating life. Featuring bright images, easy-to-read text, maps, constructive facts and sidebars, readers will be excited to learn about the Mississippi River discovery, Ville-Marie, Fort Crevecoeur, and more about La Salle's expeditions! Text features like a table of contents, glossary, and index are included to help readers better understand the content and vocabulary. This book also includes an in-class activity that allows students to think deeply about the American Indians' perspective when they first saw the large sailing ships made by French ship makers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433350436
Publisher:	Teacher Created
Publication date:	12/30/2012
Series:	Social Studies: Informational Text
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 4.30(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	770L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Stephanie Herweck Paris has been in education for over 15 years. She has indulged her passion for education by spending time as an elementary classroom teacher, an elementary school computer and technology specialist, an educational activist, and an author of numerous resources for Shell Education and Teacher Created Materials.

Table of Contents

Age of Discovery 4

Ready for Adventure 6

The First Expedition 12

The Second Expedition 16

Success at Last 22

Landing in Texas 24

Digging Up Texas History 28

Glossary 30

Index 31

Your Turn! 32