Horse Raid: An Arapaho Camp in the 1800s

Smithsonian Odyssey

by Susan Korman, Bill Farnsworth (Illustrator)

Kevin is now a Native American Arapaho named Yellow Bear, participating in his first raid on a Comanche camp. Soon he realizes he is up against the biggest challenge of his life. Will he be able to keep his wits about him and earn the respect of his tribe?



Book
- Large, colorful illustrations on every page
- An interesting story with historical facts
- 32 pages, including glossary
- Appropriate for Reading Grades 2-4
- Appropriate for Interest 6-12 years
- Hardcover 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches

Genres: Historical Fiction

31 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Susan Korman is the author of over thirty books ranging from picture books and licensed works to YA novels. She has written tie-in novels for Ice Age, Monsters Vs Aliens, Kung Fu Panda, Kicking and Screaming and various Transformers movies.
She attended Le Moyne College, and now lives in Yardley, Pennsylvania, where she works as a writer and editor.

Reviews

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

During a visit to the Smithsonian Kevin is transported to an Arapaho Camp and experiences the life of a boy his age.

Parallels the other story in the series about Thomas's visit to an Inuit family.

The story shows and tell about the activities of daily living through the reflections of Kevin.

Amazon says 7 and up, I would say 9 and up for independent reading.

Good way to introduce this culture to students.

Students could research the culture more and then write about other things Kevin might do or use the story as a model for writing a story about a culture they researched.

Many writing prompts could be generated: Such as comparing student's life to the life described or comparing the story of Kevin to the story of Thomas