Library's review
This book’s impressive array of primary sources includes photographs and quotations from Black Elk, a Lakota medicine man. Combining original paintings and drawings with archival images, Nelson creates a vivid context and powerful representation of Black Elk’s life. Timeline, Bibliography,
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Genres
Publication
Abrams Books for Young Readers (2010), Edition: Illustrated, 56 pages
Description
A simple biography of Lakota-Oglala medicine man Black Elk, from his childhood vision which shaped his life through his battles with the whites and his travels with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.
Awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2012)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 2013)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2013)
Orbis Pictus Award (Recommended Title — 2011)
Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award (Gold Award — 2010)
Language
Original language
English
Pages
56
Physical description
56 p.; 10 inches
ISBN
0810983990 / 9780810983991
DDC/MDS
| 978.004 |
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