Sitting Bull

by Lucille Recht Penner

Known as Slow when he was little, Native American Sitting Bull becomes one of the greatest chiefs ever known, in an easy-to-read biography that recounts his adventures from the battle of Little Big Horn to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 1995

About the author

Lucille Recht Penner is the author of many nonfiction books for kids, including Dinosaur Babies and Monster Bugs in Random House’s Step into Reading program. She lives in Tucson, AZ.

Reviews

[midnightfaerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful book for your 3rd level reader, or even younger! My 1st grader loved it and wanted to know more about the topic. Sometimes I pick out these historical books and make him pick one and it's become a game. He loves them and always wants to learn more if the book is good. This one did the trick. There was just enough information to keep him interested but not enough to bore him. Written well and the pictures were nice too.

[Flash · Rating 5 out of 5]

sad book

[Stella Schaefer-Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite sad

[Noah Sebastian · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I read this book, learned about a chief who was killed. He hunted well, people liked him (except those that killed him). He was killed because he wouldn't be on the army's side with the Indians who left his tribe.
I loved reading about Sitting Bull.