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Bright Path
Young Jim Thorpe
By Brown, Don
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-59643-041-9
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2006
K-Gr 3 Born Wa-tho-huck (meaning Bright Path) in 1888, Thorpe preferred the open space of Oklahomas prairies to the dreary Indian schools that his father believed provided the best opportunities for his sons future. Unhappy with the rigid lifestyle, Thorpe ran away again and again. Sent across the country to the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, he found himself preparing for a career as a tailor. Athletics afforded him his only real happiness, and he ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2006
The legendary athlete gets an understated, humane treatment in Brown's latest outing, his characteristically soft palette perfect for both the Oklahoma prairies Thorpe called home and the government Indian schools he attended for most of his youth. Otherwise, the contrast between home and institution couldn't be more vivid, as exuberant spreads depict the boy roping horses and playing follow-the-leader with his friends, then...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
