This fascinating picture book biography tells the childhood Story of Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born around 1839. --Publishers Weekly Award Cooperative Children\'s Book Center (CCBC) Choices 2013 list - Biography and Autobiography Gelett Burgess Award - Arts & Letters category. --Library Media Connection Nelson\'s acrylic paintings and b&w pencil drawings are intriguingly interlaced with the photographs, contrasting Native American figures in blunt profile with harvest colors and background textures that mimic dried spears of grass, leather skins, and basket weaves.
This book would be enjoyable for anyone interested in history, but would also be an effective resource in the classroom to support the curriculum. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children\'s Books As a writer, storyteller, and traditional artist of the Sioux people, his perspective is genuine and effectively portrayed. --School Library Journal, starred review Nelson\'s quiet, respectful tone capably balances the factual details of daily life in the Hidatsa tribe with the obvious joy and nostalgia Buffalo Bird Girl feels toward her childhood. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review This is a lovely and graceful introduction to a way of life that persists despite cultural obstacles and the march of time.
An extensive author\'s note and timeline supplement this beautiful tribute.
All the artwork both supports and adds to the text.
Pencil drawings and relevant, carefully labeled photographs round out the exquisite design.
Praise for Buffalo Bird Girl STARRED REVIEWS The extraordinary illustration of this handsome volume begins with the endpaper maps and features acrylic paintings of the Hidatsa world reminiscent of traditional Plains Indian art.
The book includes a historical timeline.
Nelson has captured the spirit of Buffalo Bird Girl and her lost way of life.
D.
Wilson, who met Buffalo Bird Woman and transcribed her life\'s Story in the early 20th century, award-winning author-illustrator S.
Using as a resource the works of Gilbert L.
Children will relate to Buffalo Bird Girl\'s routine of chores and playing with friends, and they will also be captivated by her lifestyle and the dangers that came with it.
Through her true story, readers will learn what it was like to be part of this Native American community that lived along the Missouri River in the Dakotas, a society that depended more on agriculture for food and survival than on hunting.
This fascinating picture book biography tells the childhood Story of Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born around 1839
