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The Nez Perce

The Nez Perce - Hardcover

by Virginia Driving Haw Sneve
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Availability:In StockContributor:Virginia Driving Haw Sneve, Ronald Himler (Illustrator)Series:First AmericansAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:7/22/2025Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:Holiday HouseISBN-13:9780823459919ISBN-10:823459918UPC:9780823459919Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Native American, Social Science, HistoryBook Topic:Customs, Traditions, Anthropology, United StatesSize:11.00 x 9.80 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC2ZFE403A
In this new and updated edition, award-winning author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve introduces young readers to the Nez Perce peoples.

Did you know that the Nez Perce believed that humans had to seek a spirit helper to find their purpose in life through a vision? Learn about the Nez Perce's creation story, history, belief, daily ways of living, introduction to the horse, and more in this accessible introduction.

Expertly reviewed by a member of the Nez Perce tribe, this updated edition provides the most up to date and accurate information on the Nez Perce people of the past and present. Historical information is accompanied by a letter from a member of the Nez Perce tribe and a section on modern life.

Author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve grew up on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe. She has brought the richness of Native American culture and heritage to thousands of children for over 40 years as a teacher and children's book author. Her First Americans books introduce young readers to the many diverse and unique Native American nations that first called this land home.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Holiday HouseISBN-13:9780823459919ISBN-10:823459918UPC:9780823459919Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Native American, Social Science, HistoryBook Topic:Customs, Traditions, Anthropology, United StatesSize:11.00 x 9.80 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC2ZFE403A
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, teacher and children's book author, has brought the richness of Native American culture and heritage to thousands of children for over 40 years. Virginia spent her childhood on the Rosebud Sioux reservation and now lives with her husband in Rapid City, South Dakota. She has written the First Americans picture book series for Holiday House, Jimmy Yellow Hawk, and High Elk's Treasure among others. She is the anthologist of the highly acclaimed poetry book Dancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth, illustrated by Stephen Gammell. She has received numerous honors, including the National Humanities Medal, the Human Rights Award from the South Dakota State Counselors Association, and Author-Illustrator Human and Civil Rights Award.

Born in Cleveland Ohio, renowned illustrator Ronald Himler attended the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he majored in painting and illustration. Ron has illustrated more than 75 picture books and earned many awards over the course of his career, including the prestigious Society of Illustrators Silver Medal for the cover of Red Cap.
Publisher: Holiday House

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Virginia Driving Haw Sneve, Ronald Himler (Illustrator)

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