| The Thunder Egg Contributor(s): Myers, Tim J. (Author), Coleman, Winfield (Illustrator) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1937786390 ISBN-13: 9781937786397 Publisher: Wisdom Tales OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Native American - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2014048330 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.5" W x 10.5" (0.70 lbs) 28 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Stands-by-Herself lives with her grandmother in a buffalo-hide tipi among their Cheyenne people on the Great Plains. Other children make fun of her because she is always by herself dreaming. One day she finds a strange egg-shaped rock and senses there is something special about it. Taking it home, she cares for it as if it were a child, even though the other children mock her. When a terrible drought threatens to wipe out her people, could Stands-by-Herself s rock hold the key to their survival? The Thunder Egg is the story of a girl s coming of age, when she realizes that life can require us to think of others before ourselves and to follow what our hearts tell us. Featuring an author s note, informative notes on the illustrations, and a bibliography, the book is filled with vibrant images of Plains Indian life in the unspoiled West. Carefully crafted text and paintings bring a true authenticity to the time, place, and people of the story." |