| The Story Catcher Contributor(s): Sandoz, Mari (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803291639 ISBN-13: 9780803291638 Publisher: Bison Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1986 Annotation: Young Lance is his father's son when it comes to the daring needed for gaining honors in the war councils of the plains Sioux. Even greater is his seeing medicine. With eyes growing sharper, he watches the warring between tribes, the buffalo hunting, the daily routine--and shows it all in pictures drawn in the dust or on skins with charcoal and color sticks. But catching the story of Sioux society in the 1840s is not for an impetuous and unseasoned youth. Many adventures, sorrows, and hardships must pass before the village sings Lance's new name: Story Catcher, recorder of the history of his people.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 85031810 |
| Lexile Measure: 1250 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.03" W x 8.11" (0.45 lbs) 175 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 30663 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Young Lance is his father's son when it comes to the daring needed for gaining honors in the war councils of the plains Sioux. Even greater is his seeing medicine. With eyes growing sharper, he watches the warring between tribes, the buffalo hunting, the daily routine-and shows it all in pictures drawn in the dust or on skins with charcoal and color sticks. But catching the story of Sioux society in the 1840s is not for an impetuous and unseasoned youth. Many adventures, sorrows, and hardships must pass before the village sings Lance's new name: Story Catcher, recorder of the history of his people. Rooted in legend, history, and empathetic understanding, The Story Catcher, Sandoz's last novel, won the Levi Strauss Golden Saddleman Award and the Western Writers of America Spur Award. |