{"product_id":"a-boy-called-slow-isbn-9780698116160","title":"A Boy Called Slow","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe True Story of Sitting Bull from multi-award-winning author Joseph Bruchac.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnxious to be given a name as strong and brave as that of his father, a proud Lakota Sioux grows into manhood, acting with careful deliberation, determination, and bravery, which eventually earned him his proud new name: Sitting Bull.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ALA Notable Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Being named Slow and growing up in the shadow of a great warrior hardly dwarfed the prospects of this protagonist: he grew up to be Sitting Bull. Bruchac's sensitively told story of Sitting Bull's coming-of-age reassures young boys that success comes through effort, not birth.\" —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for A Boy Called Slow\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Being named Slow and growing up in the shadow of a great warrior hardly dwarfed the prospects of this protagonist: he grew up to be Sitting Bull. Bruchac's sensitively told story of Sitting Bull's coming-of-age reassures young boys that success comes through effort, not birth.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Satisfying for its attention to historical and multicultural issues; stirring in its consummate storytelling.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The pictures evoke a sense of timelessness and distance, possessing an almost mythic quality that befits this glimpse into —\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003eJoseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed 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 hundreds of publications, from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola. He has authored many books for adults and children including \u003cu\u003eCode Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two\u003c\/u\u003e, \u003cu\u003eSkeleton Man\u003c\/u\u003e, and \u003cu\u003eThe Heart of a Chief\u003c\/u\u003e. For more information about Joseph, please visit his website www.josephbruchac.com.","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303905022181,"sku":"NP9780698116160","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780698116160.jpg?v=1767720315","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-boy-called-slow-isbn-9780698116160","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}