Daniel Boone, History Maker Bio Series

History Maker Bios

by Candice Ransom, Tim Parlin (Illustrator)

True or False? Daniel Boone never traveled far without his coonskin cap.False! Mountain man adventurer, Daniel Boone has become the stuff of legend. But he never wore a coonskin cap!He led the first group of pioneers through the Cumberland Gap. His trail opened the way west for thousands of settlers. The early Kentucky settlement Boonesborough was named in his honor. A skilled hunter and tracker, he went on hunts that lasted for months.Read these other History Maker Bios Explorers and AdventurersNeil Armstrong, Nellie Bly, Christopher Columbus, Davy Crockett, Amelia Earhart, Matthew Henson, Lewis and Clark, Ferdinand Magellan, Annie Oakley, Juan Ponce de Leon, Sir Walter Raleigh

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Casey Trump]

I love his series of biographies. My son has a few of them and they provide important facts, but not so much detail the children will forget the most important facts. I would recommend these for fourth grade.