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Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story

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Availability:Out of StockContributor:S. D. NelsonAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2015-08-11Pages:56
Language:EnglishPublisher:Abrams Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781419718380ISBN-10:141971838XUPC:9781419718380Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Topic:United States, WomenSize:9.80 x 10.00 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCN2E1CKJC
A stunning picture book biography of a 19th-century Hidatsa woman, from award-winning author and illustrator S. D. Nelson, that "is a lovely and graceful introduction to a way of life that persists despite cultural obstacles and the march of time" (School Library Journal, Starred Review)

Buffalo Bird Girl (ca. 1839-1932) was a member of the Hidatsa, a Native American community that lived in permanent villages along the Missouri River on the Great Plains. Like other girls her age, Buffalo Bird Girl learned the ways of her people through watching and listening, and then by doing. She helped plant crops in the spring, tended the fields through the summer, and in autumn joined in the harvest. She learned to prepare animal skins, dry meat, and perform other duties.

There was also time for playing games with friends and training her dog. When her family visited the nearby trading post, there were all sorts of fascinating things to see from the white man's settlements in the East.

Award-winning author and artist S. D. Nelson (Standing Rock Sioux) captures the spirit of Buffalo Bird Girl by interweaving the actual words and stories of Buffalo Bird Woman with his artwork and archival photographs. Backmatter includes a history of the Hidatsa and a timeline.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Abrams Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9781419718380ISBN-10:141971838XUPC:9781419718380Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:People & Places, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Topic:United States, WomenSize:9.80 x 10.00 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCN2E1CKJC

S. D. Nelson is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in the Dakotas. He is the award-winning author and illustrator of numerous children's books, including Black Elk's Vision, Gift Horse, Coyote Christmas, and The Star People. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.


Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers

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