Offering a fascinating look at the explorers and settlers who participated in the westward expansion of the United States, along with more than 25 projects, kids can learn what it was like to be a pioneer in the 1800s. Full color. 8 x 10.

Karen Bush Gibson is the author of more than 30 nonfiction books for children and a member of the Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators. One of her books about women aviators was named a 2014 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People by the NCSS and a selection in Air & Space/Smithsonian's Best Children's Books of 2013 roundup of aviation and space-themed books. Karen lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.