| SIRS Releases Lewis & Clark Photo Essays in Print
BOCA RATON, FL, June 3, 2003
- In celebration of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial, SIRS has released
the Lewis & Clark Photo Essays, a set of 32 laminated 11x14 printed
posters (4 units of 8) with images of their journey accompanied by
brief, yet educational text. Each unit of eight fits on a
classroom-size bulletin board. Photo Essays are excellent tools for
grades 4-7, special education and speech students, home schoolers,
school libraries (as a backdrop for book displays) and public
libraries (to enhance the Children's Section).
Students can experience the Lewis & Clark expedition firsthand.
Each comprehensive unit of eight covers an aspect of the expedition,
they include: Native Americans; Historical Aspects; Plants & Animals;
and The Journey.
Other SIRS Photo Essays Series include:
- Domesticated Animals - Dogs; Cats; Birds; and Horses
- Images of Life - Prehistoric; Egyptian; Greek; and Roman
- Space - Man on the Moon; Space Shuttle; Hubble Telescope; and
The Solar System
- Natural Forces - Weather; Earthquakes; Volcanoes; and Hurricanes
& Tornadoes
- Natural Resources - Endangered Animals; Water; Old-Growth
Forests; and Tropical Rain Forests
- Ecology - Global Warming; Ozone Depletion; Garbage; and Refugees
- Native Americans - Plains Indians; Northwest Indians; Woodland
Indians; and Southwest Indians
- Protected Regions - Global Parks; National Parks; National
Refuges; and National Forests
SIRS Photo Essays can also be viewed on SIRS Discoverer. Access the
opening page. In the box on the lower right, Database Features, scroll
down and click on Photo Essays.
SIRS Publishing, Inc. is a leading provider of online, CD-ROM and
print reference databases to more than 50,000 libraries worldwide. For
further information on the Lewis & Clark Photo Essays or any SIRS
products, please contact SIRS Customer Service at 1-800-232-7477
(press "1") or e-mail
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