{"product_id":"red-bird-sings-gina-capaldi-9781541578364","title":"Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I remember the day I lost my spirit.\" So begins the story of Gertrude Simmons, also known as Zitkala-Sa, which means Red Bird. Born in 1876 on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota, Zitkala-Sa willingly left her home at age eight to go to a boarding school in Indiana. But she soon found herself caught between two worlds--white and Native American. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At school she missed her mother and her traditional life, but Zitkala-Sa found joy in music classes. \"My wounded spirit soared like a bird as I practiced the piano and violin,\" she wrote. Her talent grew, and when she graduated, she became a music teacher, composer, and performer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Zitkala-Sa found she could also \"sing\" to help her people by writing stories and giving speeches. As an adult, she worked as an activist for Native American rights, seeking to build a bridge between cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The coauthors tell Zitkala-Sa's life by weaving together pieces from her own stories. The artist's acrylic illustrations and collages of photos and primary source documents round out the vivid portrait of Zitkala-Sa, a frightened child whose spirit \"would rise again, stronger and wiser for the wounds it had suffered.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gina Capaldi, Q. L. Pearce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541578368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541578364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolrhoda Books (R)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 9.30w x 0.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e145229 \/ Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gina Capaldi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050175361279,"sku":"9781541578364","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69cf564a-a748-4d03-8007-d5e17145c5d1.jpg?v=1685005671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/red-bird-sings-gina-capaldi-9781541578364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}