great plains

Introduces the Hunkpapa leader, Sitting Bull, including his childhood, war with the United States over land, life on a reservation, touring with Buffalo Bill, and death.

Chronicles the plight of farmers living in the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, discussing the social upheaval that accompanied the loss of their livelihood and the official programs and reforms enacted by the federal government to help them.

Examines how the Plains Indians built shelters from the skins of buffalo and soil dug from the earth.

Describes the life of the Sioux chief, Sitting Bull, who led his people against the United States government troops and fought long and hard to protect their ways of life.

Retells the Cheyenne legend in which a girl and her seven chosen brothers become the Big Dipper.

Brave Bear outwits four ghosts who are trying to scare him.

Examines the self-sufficient existence of the Indian tribes living on the plains of the United States and Canada.

Discusses the history, daily lives, impact of Westward expansion, destruction of tribal cultures, and famous people among the Native Americans living on the Great Plains.

Text and illustrations describe the arrival of horses in the New World and how they changed the lives of the Indians, especially those living on the grasslands between the Mississippi and the Rockies.

Presents an illustrated account of what it was like to live as a pioneer on the Great Plains in the mid-nineteenth century.