Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story
Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story
Paperback – Picture Book, August 11, 2015
by S. D. Nelson (Author)
A stunning picture book biography of a 19th-century Hidatsa woman, from award-winning author and illustrator S. D. Nelson, that “is a lovely and graceful introduction to a way of life that persists despite cultural obstacles and the march of time” (School Library Journal, Starred Review)
Buffalo Bird Girl (ca. 1839-1932) was a member of the Hidatsa, a Native American community that lived in permanent villages along the Missouri River on the Great Plains. Like other girls her age, Buffalo Bird Girl learned the ways of her people through watching and listening, and then by doing. She helped plant crops in the spring, tended the fields through the summer, and in autumn joined in the harvest. She learned to prepare animal skins, dry meat, and perform other duties.
There was also time for playing games with friends and training her dog. When her family visited the nearby trading post, there were all sorts of fascinating things to see from the white man’s settlements in the East.
Award-winning author and artist S. D. Nelson (Standing Rock Sioux) captures the spirit of Buffalo Bird Girl by interweaving the actual words and stories of Buffalo Bird Woman with his artwork and archival photographs. Backmatter includes a history of the Hidatsa and a timeline.
ASIN: 141971838X
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
(August 11, 2015)
Language: English
Paperback: 56 pages
ISBN-10: 9781419718380
ISBN-13: 978-1419718380
Reading Age: 6 - 9 years
Grade Level: 1 - 4
Item Weight: 11.2 ounces
Dimensions: 10.05 x 0.35 x 10.05 inches
