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Moonstick

the seasons of the Sioux
A young Dakota Indian boy describes the changes that come both in nature and in the life of his people with each new moon of the Sioux year.
Cover image of Moonstick

Adopted by the eagles

a Plains Indian story of friendship and treachery
Two friends go out hunting for horses--but only one returns--in this story based in the Lakota Indian tradition.

A boy called Slow

the true story of Sitting Bull
The true story of the childhood of the Lakota hero, Sitting Bull, and how he received his name.

Buffalo before breakfast

The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians.

If you lived with the Sioux Indians

1972
Describes the daily life of the Sioux Indians--their clothing, food, games, customs, etc.--before and after the coming of the white man.

To see with the heart

the life of Sitting Bull
1996
Biography of Sitting Bull, showing him as a boy of courage who grew up to be a vital and vigorous warrior and leader who cared deeply for his family and people.

A boy called Slow

the true story of Sitting Bull
1998
The true story of the childhood of the Lakota hero, Sitting Bull, and how he received his name.

Miranda's last stand

1999
Because the Sioux had killed her Papa at the Battle of Little Bighorn, eleven-year-old Miranda struggles with her mama's prejudice and her own experiences with Indians in the Wild West Show.

Daniel's story

2001
Great-grandmother Tandy tells Lacey about a quilt given to their ancestor, Daniel, who, upset by the changes after his grandfather's death, leaves Illinois for South Dakota in 1891 to find his father, and learns about the Sioux Ghost Dance first-hand.

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