Black Elk: A Man With a Vision (Rookie Biographies) [Library Binding]

Carol Greene (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Series: Rookie Biographies

A simple account of the life of Black Elk, the visionary and Oglala medicine man who had a vision of universal peace and felt that he saw his people's dream die at Wounded Knee.

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From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4-- Black Elk, an Ogala Sioux Indian, envisioned peace but instead saw the progressive demise of his tribe during his lifetime. The text, accompanied by vivid full-color and black-and-white photos, etchings, posters, and paintings conveys a rich historical drama. But there are also confusing passages, gaps, and omissions; one page mentions that ". . . the soldiers tricked Crazy Horse and he was killed" but doesn't state how. The telling progresses in leaps: from Black Elk's birth in 1863 to the battle of Wounded Knee in 1890, to 1931 when he tells his story, to his death in 1950. On the other hand, Jacques Cousteau is a crisply written biography that captures the essence of that man's lifework. Brief, rhythmic paragraphs within five well-defined chapters explore how an early fascination with the sea, films, and machinery led Cousteau to several exciting careers. Vibrant, varied full-color and black-and-white captioned photos are well integrated within the text, conveying his dedication to his mission. This book updates and complements Genie Iverson's Jacques Cousteau (Putnam, 1976). That title more accessibly relates Cousteau's early life, but overall pales in comparison because it is less comprehensive. --Renee Blumenkrantz, Davis Community Lib . , Bethesda, MD
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Library Binding: 45 pages
• Publisher: Childrens Pr (December 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0516042130
• ISBN-13: 978-0516042138
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,109,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent biography for young children, September 16, 2005

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DONALD G. FOX "Santee Sioux" (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Elk: A Man With a Vision (Rookie Biographies) (Library Binding)

Carol Greene's biography of Black Elk is an excellent biography for young children. The text is very precise and accessible. The book covers Black Elk's vision and the events that he and his contemporaries faced at the end of the 19th century. It speaks to the reader about Native Americans as real people and not as noble savages. It also covers his time with Buffalo Bill Cody and a bit about Wounded Knee. The photographs are really very good and informative. Overall, this small book is a very good introduction for children to the history of the Lakota (Sioux) people.