{"product_id":"the-apaches-isbn-9780823460991","title":"The Apaches","description":"\u003cb\u003e In this new and updated edition, award-winning author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve introduces young readers to the Apache peoples.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid you know that the Apache were skilled in sign language and would use it to communicate with people who spoke different languages? Learn about the Apache’s creation story, government, Gan masks, puberty rite, “putting-on-moccasins” ceremonies, and more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExpertly reviewed by a member of the Apache tribe, this updated edition provides the most up to date and accurate information on the Apache people of the past and present. Historical information is accompanied by a section on modern life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve grew up on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe. She has brought the richness of Native American culture and heritage to thousands of children for over 40 years as a teacher and children’s book author. Her First Americans books introduce young readers to the many diverse and unique Native American nations that first called this land home. | Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, teacher and children’s book author, has brought the richness of Native American culture and heritage to thousands of children for over 40 years. Virginia spent her childhood on the Rosebud Sioux reservation and now lives with her husband in Rapid City, South Dakota. She has written the First Americans picture book series for Holiday House, \u003ci\u003eJimmy Yellow Hawk\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHigh Elk’s Treasure\u003c\/i\u003e among others. She is the anthologist of the highly acclaimed poetry book \u003ci\u003eDancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Stephen Gammell. She has received numerous honors, including the National Humanities Medal, the Human Rights Award from the South Dakota State Counselors Association, and Author-Illustrator Human and Civil Rights Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenowned illustrator Ronald Himler attended the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he majored in painting and illustration. Ron has illustrated more than 75 picture books and earned many awards over the course of his career, including the prestigious Society of Illustrators Silver Medal for the cover of Red Cap.","brand":"Holiday House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233617293541,"sku":"NP9780823460991","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-apaches-isbn-9780823460991","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}