great plains

In 1866, Omakayas's son Chickadee is kidnapped by two ne'er-do-well brothers from his own tribe and must make a daring escape, forge unlikely friendships, and set out on an exciting and dangerous journey to get back home.

Mr. Edwards helps Laura and her family celebrate a happy Christmas on the prairie.

Two friends go out hunting for horses--but only one returns--in this story based in the Lakota Indian tradition.

An introduction to the Plains Indians, answering questions about what they ate, where they lived, the work they did, what they wore, their government, and other aspects of their society and culture. Includes a time line, photographs, and illustrations.

Feeling abandoned by her deceased Arapaho mother and her explorer father, Adaline Falling Star runs away from the prejudiced cousins with whom she is staying and comes close to death in the wilderness, with only a mongrel dog for company.

The gifts of Magic Frog and his own hopeful and unselfish spirit bring Jumping Mouse finally to the Far-Off Land where no mouse goes hungry.

Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth.

Living with their Ojibwe family on the Great Plains of Dakota Territory in 1866, twin brothers Makoons and Chickadee must learn to become buffalo hunters, but Makoons has a vision that foretells great challenges that his family may not be able to overcome.

How the early settlers, or "sodbusters, " of the Middle Border adapted their houses and home life to the materials at hand.

Discusses the Indians of the Great Plains' social life, customs, and importance of the buffalo and horse in their way of life.