great plains

A collection of stories inspired by paintings that depict the special relationships betweens the Plains Indians and such animals as bear, deer, moose, crows, and loons.

Surveys the life of George Armstrong Custer, a Civil War general known for his part in the disastrous battle at the Little Bighorn in 1876. Presented in English and Spanish.

Describes the way the plains Indians lived, their medicines and mysteries, and their war and hunting rituals.

A biography of the famous Dakota Indian chief Sitting Bull.

A young girl describes her family's experiences--and her younger sister's antics--when a drought forces them to make their way on Route 66 from Oklahoma to California.

A biography of Quanah Parker, a spiritual and political leader of the Comanche people in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Describes the history, social life and customs, and modern-day status of the Sioux people.

Text and photos describe the historic life of the Lakota Sioux, discussing their move west from Minnesota in the 1700s, the Seven Council Fires, the importance of the buffalo and the hunt, religion, resistance to the U.S. government, and modern Lakota ways of living.

A discussion of the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Comanche Indians.

Colorful photographs and text describe the plants and animals that live on the prairie and what takes place there during the different seasons.