| Paintbrushes and Arrows: A Story of St. Augustine Contributor(s): Finotti, M. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1561649635 ISBN-13: 9781561649631 Publisher: Pineapple Press OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016014798 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.40 lbs) 118 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Topical - Friendship - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Geographic Orientation - Florida |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1875, Ahkah, a 9-year-old Comanche girl, is the only child in a group of 72 Plains Indians brought to the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine for "re-education." Callie Crump, a 14-year-old who has never so much as seen an Indian, begins to teach art classes to the prisoners. At first she is reluctant, but it doesn't take long before she finds herself fascinated by the lives of the Native Americans at the fort. All the while, Akhah longs to return home, but finds comfort in learning an old skill, making bows and arrows to sell to tourists. Paintbrushes and Arrows follows the lives of these two girls and their crafts, which bring them closer together than either could ever have guessed. |
Contributor Bio(s): Finotti, M. C.: - M.C. Finotti is a journalist and former teacher who grew up imagining what it would be like to live in the "olden days." Ms. Finotti lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida, with her husband and two children. She is the author of The Treasure of Amelia Island, winner of the Florida Historical Society's Horgan Award for children's historical fiction. |