| Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People Contributor(s): Nelson, S. D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1419707310 ISBN-13: 9781419707315 Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $18.89 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2014045761 |
| Lexile Measure: 860 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 10.2" W x 10.2" (1.35 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Religious Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 175347 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An inspiring picture book biography of the Lakota/Sioux warrior and chief Sitting Bull, from award-winning author and illustrator S. D. Nelson Sitting Bull (c. 1831-1890) was one of the greatest Lakota/Sioux warriors and chiefs who ever lived. He was eventually named war chief, leader of the entire Sioux nation--a title never before bestowed on anyone. As a leader, Sitting Bull resisted the United States government's attempt to move the Lakota/Sioux to reservations for more than twenty-five years. From Sitting Bull's childhood--killing his first buffalo at age ten--to being named war chief, to leading his people against the U.S. Army, and to his surrender, Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People brings the story of the great chief to light. Sitting Bull was instrumental in the war against the invasive wasichus (White Man) and was at the forefront of the combat, including the Battles of Killdeer Mountain and the Little Bighorn. He and Crazy Horse were the last Lakota/Sioux to surrender their people to the U.S. government and resort to living on a reservation. Award-winning author and member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe S. D. Nelson intersperses archival images with his own artwork, inspired by the ledger-art drawings of the nineteenth-century Lakota. Through the art and riveting story, Nelson conveys how Sitting Bull clung to his belief that the Lakota were a free people meant to live, hunt, and die on the Great Plains. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nelson, S. D.: - S. D. Nelson is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in the Dakotas. He is the award-winning author and illustrator of a number of books. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona. |