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Title: A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull by Joseph Bruchac, Rocco Baviera, Scott Foresman ISBN: 0-698-11616-X Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: March, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Entirely respectful, explicitly readable
Comment: Please bear with me as I explain something. When I was an undergraduate in college I did an art project that looked at photographs and their titles. I was interested in the ways in which people will completely reassess their interpretation of a piece of art when they read its title. Many times, a person will completely bypass the art itself so as to see the title and be told what to think. In much the same way, I almost immediately flipped to the back cover of this book to read information about the author. It was as if I had to confirm or deny my suspicions before they'd even formed. As it happens, I was pleased to read that Joseph Bruchac was a Native American storyteller. Would I have enjoyed this books as much as I did had I not read this? I don't know. In any case, the book is lovely. The text is respectful and unhurried, choosing to develop the characters before launching into action. It does not revert to any clichés that I could discover, and the drawings are superb. They are sometimes dreamlike, sometimes evocative shots of people going about their lives, and sometimes tent drawings. I know that some have complained that this book has a bit of a *gotcha* ending, and I have to admit that I agree. It's a surprise ending that comes as no surprise at all. Nonetheless, the story tells well and I would unequivocally recommend it for storytelling to kids. It would pair well with other stories of great Native American heroes, perhaps most recently the new retelling of Sacagawea's journey.
Rating: 5
Summary: Cool!
Comment: When I first opened this book I had no clue the boy called slow was Sitting Bull. When I realized that after reading a few pages, I thought wow! That is so neat. I learned so much about the indian culture and how they came up with their names. I like this book a lot. I'm going to keep it for my children to read when I get older.
Rating: 4
Summary: A boy called slow: the true story of sitting bull
Comment: I thought this book was wonderful. It has great illustrations, and explains the story of sitting bull very well. I think it is a great resource for teaching about indian culture.
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Title: The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story (Picture Puffin) by Joseph Bruchac, Anna Vojtech ISBN: 0140564098 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Between Earth & Sky: Legends of Native American Sacred Places by Joseph Bruchac, Thomas Locker ISBN: 0152020624 Publisher: Voyager Books Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.00 |
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Title: Crazy Horse's Vision by Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson, Lee & Low ISBN: 1880000946 Publisher: Lee & Low Books Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons by Joseph Bruchac, Jonathan London, Thomas Locker ISBN: 0698115848 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: How the Stars Fell into the Sky : A Navajo Legend by Lisa Desimini, Jerrie Oughton ISBN: 0395779383 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 03 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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