Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird: Tales of the People (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780789201607)

Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird is based on a story recounted by Joe Medicine Crow in All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life and Culture (Smithsonian Institution Press and NMAI). Grandson of a scout who rode with Custer, Mr. Medicine Crow (1913-2016) was a highly respected elder, storyteller, and historian of the Crow people. The first member of his tribe to graduate from college, he earned an M.A. in anthropology. In addition to his calling as a teacher and "keeper of memories," he was a decorated World War II combat veteran and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2009.

About the Tales of the People series

Created with the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Tales of the People is a series of children's books celebrating Native American culture with illustrations and stories by Indian artists and writers. In addition to the tales themselves, each book also offers four pages filled with information and photographs exploring various aspects of Native culture, including a glossary of words in different Indian languages.

Author: Joe Medicine Crow
ISBN-10: 0789201607
ISBN-13: 9780789201607
Publisher: Abbeville Kids
Language: English
Published: 08/01/1998
Pages: 30
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.53h x 9.51w x 0.36d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 47146 / Brave Wolf and the Thunderbird

Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/1998 pg. 668
School Library Journal 04/01/1999 pg. 119
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 pg. 97 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 97 - Recommended, Satisfactory