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Ray, Deborah Kogan

Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer

48 pp. | Farrar/Foster | November, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-31838-3 $17.00

(2) 4-6 In 1869 Powell led the first recorded expedition down the Green and Colorado rivers, mapping the Grand Canyon. Ray emphasizes Powell's accomplishments in text and art: primarily full-page illustrations, spacious watercolors in natural colors of the West. The book's pacing allows readers, like Powell, to experience the natural beauty around them. A helpful map and author's note complete the book. Timeline. Bib.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2008