Black Elk: A Man with a Vision

by Carol Greene

Book Overview

A simple account of the life of Black Elk, the visionary and Oglala medicine man who had a vision of universal peace and felt that he saw his people's dream die at Wounded Knee. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0516442139
• ISBN13: 9780516442136
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

An excellent biography for young children

Carol Greene's biography of Black Elk is an excellent biography for young children. The text is very precise and accessible. The book covers Black Elk's vision and the events that he and his contemporaries faced at the end of the 19th century. It speaks to the reader about Native Americans as real people and not as noble savages. It also covers his time with Buffalo Bill Cody and a bit about Wounded Knee. The photographs are really very good and informative. Overall, this small book is a very good introduction for children to the history of the Lakota (Sioux) people.