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A Boy Called Slow
The True Story of Sitting Bull
By Bruchac, Joseph & Baviera, Rocco
- ISBN
- 978-0-39922-692-2
- Publisher
- New York : Philomel Books, c1994.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1995
Gr 1-6 This picture-book biography recounts the boyhood of a real Lakota Sioux named Slow, who grew up in the 1830s. Today's children of any background can empathize with his efforts to outgrow his childhood name and take his place as an adult among his people. The illustrations, oils that are rich and somber, convey details of traditional Lakota life, from the warm, close interiors of the family home to a pre-dawn assembly of war...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
