A Boy Called Slow

Joseph Bruchac, Rocco Baviera

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English

Puffin
23 March 1998

People & places (Children's&YA); Educational: History

The True Story of Sitting Bull from multi-award-winning author Joseph Bruchac.

Anxious to be given a name as strong and brave as that of his father, a proud Lakota Sioux grows into manhood, acting with careful deliberation, determination, and bravery, which eventually earned him his proud new name- Sitting Bull.

An ALA Notable Book

""Being named Slow and growing up in the shadow of a great warrior hardly dwarfed the prospects of this protagonist- he grew up to be Sitting Bull. Bruchac's sensitively told story of Sitting Bull's coming-of-age reassures young boys that success comes through effort, not birth."" -Booklist

By: Joseph Bruchac
Illustrated by: Rocco Baviera
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 202mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 126g
ISBN: 9780698116160
ISBN 10: 069811616X
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 23 March 1998
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , English as a second language , Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed children's book author, poet, novelist and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. Coauthor with Michael Caduto of the bestselling Keepers of the Earth series, Bruchac's poems, articles and stories have appeared in hundreds of publications, from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola. He has authored many books for adults and children including Code Talker- A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two, Skeleton Man, and The Heart of a Chief. For more information about Joseph, please visit his website www.josephbruchac.com.

Reviews for A Boy Called Slow

Praise for A Boy Called Slow ""Being named Slow and growing up in the shadow of a great warrior hardly dwarfed the prospects of this protagonist: he grew up to be Sitting Bull. Bruchac's sensitively told story of Sitting Bull's coming-of-age reassures young boys that success comes through effort, not birth."" —Booklist ""Satisfying for its attention to historical and multicultural issues; stirring in its consummate storytelling."" —Publishers Weekly ""The pictures evoke a sense of timelessness and distance, possessing an almost mythic quality that befits this glimpse into —Horn Book