A Boy Called Slow Paperback - 1998
by Joseph Bruchac
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Anxious to be given a name as strong and brave as that of his father, a proud Lakota Sioux grows into manhood, acting with careful deliberation, determination, and bravery, which eventually earned him his proud new name--Sitting Bull.
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- Title A Boy Called Slow
- Author Joseph Bruchac
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1998
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # G069811616XI2N00
- ISBN 9780698116160 / 069811616X
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 10.24 x 7.8 x 0.08 in (26.01 x 19.81 x 0.20 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Reading level 760
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Religious Orientation: Native American
- Library of Congress subjects Indians of North America, Dakota Indians
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93021233
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
Anxious to be given a name as strong and brave as that of his father, a proud Lakota Sioux grows into manhood, acting with careful deliberation, determination, and bravery, which eventually earned him his proud new name: Sitting Bull. ?Being named Slow and growing up in the shadow of a great warrior hardly dwarfed the prospects of this protagonist?Bruchac?s sensitively told history of Sitting Bull?s coming-of-age reassures young boys that success comes through effort, not birth.? --Booklist ?Satisfying for its attention to historical and multicultural issues; stirring in its consummate storytelling.? --Publishers Weekly ?The pictures evoke a sense of timelessness and distance, possessing an almost mythic quality that befits this glimpse into history.? --Horn Book
First line
Many years ago, in the winter of 1831, a boy was born to the family of Returns Again of the Hunkpapa band of the Lakota Sioux.