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Moonstick: The Seasons of the Sioux (Trophy Picture Books)
Moonstick: The Seasons of the Sioux (Trophy Picture Books)

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Author: Eve Bunting
Creator: John Sandford
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Category: Book

List Price: $6.99
Buy New: $3.20
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 1 reviews
Sales Rank: 654172

Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 8.6 x 0.2

ISBN: 0064436195
EAN: 9780064436199
ASIN: 0064436195

Publication Date: February 29, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Also Available In:

  • Hardcover - Moonstick: The Seasons of the Sioux
  • Library Binding - Moonstick: The Seasons of the Sioux
  • School & Library Binding - Moonstick: The Seasons of the Sioux (Trophy Picture Books)

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
My father cuts
a moon-counting stick
that he keeps in our tipi.
At the rising of the first moon
he makes a notch in it.
"A new beginning
for the young buffalo,"
he says.
"And for us."

In this beautifully written story by acclaimed author Eve Bunting, a young boy comes of age under the thirteen moons of the Sioux year. With each notch in his father's moon-counting stick, the boy marvels at the world around him, observing the sometimes subtle, sometimes remarkable changes in the seasons and in his own tribe's way of living. With rich and carefully researched paintings by artist John Sandford, Moonstick: The Seasons of the Sioux is a glorious picture book about one boy's journey toward manhood.




Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Seasons of the Sioux   May 25, 2000
 9 out of 9 found this review helpful

The book begins with a young Dakota Indian boy being told of the changes that occur in nature and in life by his father and ends with him continuing the "moon-stick" tradition he was taught despite it being a different time. Changes in nature and in the lives of the Sioux come with each new moon of the Sioux year. A "moon-counting stick" is used to keep track of each moon and is replaced every Spring, which is when the Sioux year begins. The illustrations in this book capture the changes of the seasons through color, from the brighter, fresher colors of spring to the warmer, deeper colors of autumn. Each season and corresponding Sioux activity is described poetically in an attempt to convey the spirit and feeling of the season and the people as they read nature's signs. I loved the use of color and poetry to capture the mood of each season and the mood of the Sioux, summertime sewing circles with strawberries to color leather leggings and the white of snow as "blinding" with the "biting" cold. I hesitate to give it 5 stars only because the phrase "the Great Spirit" is used, insinuating the Sioux believed in one great governing spirit when in fact, many spirits were acknowledged, each playing a role and in conjunction with each other. I did enjoy the universal lessons mentioned in the text, such as the need to recognize the presence of cycles in nature and life and to accept change as a part of life. An excellent book for introducing children to the seasons in general and specifically the Sioux view of the seasons. Also good for introducing the concepts of change and cycles.

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