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Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 18
Language
English
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Description
The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Language
English
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Description
Teased for his fair coloring, eleven-year-old Jimmy McClean travels with his maternal grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, to learn about his Lakota heritage while visiting places significant in the life of Crazy Horse, the nineteenth-century Lakota leader and warrior, in a tale that weaves the past with the present. Includes historical note and glossary.
3) Mr. Tucket
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild.
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the mid-1800s seventy-five million buffalo roamed in North America. In little more than fifty years, there would be almost none." The death of the buffalo and the settlers' farming and ranching practices endangered the prairie, as drought made the farmland crumble to dust. To help repair the land, the buffalo had to be saved.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
Clara spends her summer visiting her grandma and cousin on Standing Rock reservation, where Clara and her family set up the ancestral tipi and grow closer together as they tell stories, sing songs, and learn about their Lakota roots
7) Chickadee
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 1866, Omakayas's son Chickadee is kidnapped by two ne'er-do-well brothers from his own tribe and must make a daring escape, forge unlikely friendships, and set out on an exciting and dangerous journey to get back home.
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Against a backdrop of striking illustrations by noted Sioux artist S.D. Nelson, Joseph Bruchac focuses on key events from Crazy Horse's childhood in this drastic tale of the legendary Lakota warrior. When Curly (his boyhood name) witnesses a fierce battle between white settlers and the Lakota Indians, he flees to the hills on a vision quest. An author's note following the story completes this fascination summary of the life and death of the brave...
Author
Series
Treasure chest (Ann Hood) volume 5
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Language
English
Description
"Felix and Maisie re-enter The Treasure Chest and suddenly find themselves in the midst of a Lakota village. While exploring they meet a young man, soon to be known as Crazy Horse--and embark on an adventure that includes fascinating vision quests and exciting battles"--
12) Makoons
Author
Series
Birchbark house volume 5
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Named for the Ojibwe word for little bear, Makoons and his twin, Chickadee, have traveled with their family to the Great Plains of 1860s Dakota Territory. There they must learn to become buffalo hunters and once again help their people make a home in a new land. But Makoons has had a vision that foretells great challenges -- challenges that his family may not be able to overcome. (Based on the author's own family history.)
13) Beyond the ridge
Author
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Language
English
Description
At her death an elderly Plains Indian woman experiences the afterlife believed in by her people, while the surviving family members prepare her body according to their custom.
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 18
Publisher
Lectorum Publications, Inc
Language
Español
Description
Annie y Jack viajan 200 años atrás en la casa del árbol, junto a Teddy, el perro encantado, a las Grandes Llanuras. Allí se encuentran con un niño de la tribu Lakota, que les enseña a cazar búfalos. Pero, de pronto ... ¡algo sale mal! Y una gigante manada de búfalos se prepara para una estampida. ¿Podrán deternerlos?
The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians....
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