A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull [Turtleback]

Joseph Bruchac (Author), Rocco Baviera (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media; Reprint edition (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606132236
• ISBN-13: 978-0606132237
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,920,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed Abenaki 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 over 500 publications, from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola. He has authored more than 50 books for adults and children. For more information about Joseph, please visit his website www.josephbruchac.com.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Is it age appropriate?, November 21, 1999

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"sharielynn" - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Boy Called Slow (Paperstar Book) (Paperback)

I purchased this book for my Native American week in ourpreschool. It's noted on the site to be for ages 4 to 8 year olds.This is not the case. There are way too many words in this book. The pictures are extremely dark for preschoolers to even enjoy the photos. I recommend this book for ages 6 on up.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Entirely respectful, explicitly readable, December 21, 2003

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E. R. Bird "Ramseelbird" (Manhattan, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Boy Called Slow (Paperstar Book) (Paperback)

Please bear with me as I explain something. When I was an undergraduate in college I did an art project that looked at photographs and their titles. I was interested in the ways in which people will completely reassess their interpretation of a piece of art when they read its title. Many times, a person will completely bypass the art itself so as to see the title and be told what to think. In much the same way, I almost immediately flipped to the back cover of this book to read information about the author. It was as if I had to confirm or deny my suspicions before they'd even formed. As it happens, I was pleased to read that Joseph Bruchac was a Native American storyteller. Would I have enjoyed this books as much as I did had I not read this? I don't know. In any case, the book is lovely. The text is respectful and unhurried, choosing to develop the characters before launching into action. It does not revert to any cliches that I could discover, and the drawings are superb. They are sometimes dreamlike, sometimes evocative shots of people going about their lives, and sometimes tent drawings. I know that some have complained that this book has a bit of a *gotcha* ending, and I have to admit that I agree. It's a surprise ending that comes as no surprise at all. Nonetheless, the story tells well and I would unequivocally recommend it for storytelling to kids. It would pair well with other stories of great Native American heroes.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great For Middle School, December 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Boy Called Slow (Hardcover)

I used this book in my 5th grade class as part of our study of Native America. It was very popular with my students, and many of them reread it after I had read it aloud. The class learned new facts from the story and new vocabulary form the pictures.