Red Bird Sings The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist |
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| Author:
| Capaldi, Gina
Pearce, Q. L. |
| Illustrator:
| Capaldi, Gina |
| Series title: | Exceptional Social Studies Titles for Intermediate Grades |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7613-5257-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Carolrhoda Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $27.99 |
Book Description:
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Like Montezuma (A Boy Named Beckoning), Zitkala-Sa is an important figure in Native American history about whom nothing has been written for children.This is a picture book biography of Zitkala-Sa, born Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, a Native American woman at the turn of the nineteenth century. Zitkala-Sa was a writer, editor, musician, teacher, and political activist in a time when even basic education was uncommon among Native Americans.
Like Montezuma (A Boy Named Beckoning), Zitkala-Sa is an important figure in Native American history about whom nothing has been written for children.This is a picture book biography of Zitkala-Sa, born Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, a Native American woman at the turn of the nineteenth century. Zitkala-Sa was a writer, editor, musician, teacher, and political activist in a time when even basic education was uncommon among Native Americans.