She Asked Crazy Horse Why
- 148 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
Lone moon, a ten-year-old Lakota girl has many questions for her older, wiser cousin, Crazy Horse, about why white men are encroaching on their Dakota Territory and changing her life. Gallop across the plains with her, laugh at her misadventures, cringe at her narrow escapes from disaster. Glimpse another side of the fierce warrior, Crazy Horse, as he struggles to lead his people through turbulent times. Witness a Sun Dance ceremony, buffalo hunts, and discover gold. Feel emotions of birth, death, raw fear, and bloody soldier attacks. A factual-based historical fiction resource for middle grade teachers to supplement their Social Studies curriculum. Glossary contains translations of Lakota words used in story.