Little Fox's Secret: The Mystery of Bent's Fort

By Mary Peace Finley

Book Overview

Bent's Fort shall be destroyed! This I have seen.With these words, the Cheyenne elder Gray Owl predicts the end of the mighty trading post on the Arkansas River. Eleven-year-old Little Fox learns that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865410496
• ISBN13: 9780865410497
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Filter Press
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.0" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Little Fox's Secret

"Your stories really make a story in my head!" a third-grader remarked to author Mary Peace Finley, who shared her literature via teacherly presentations at my school. A word ... more » blender of research and imagination, Mrs. Finley vibrantly draws Cheyenne and American characters who struggle with sickness, war and friendship at Bent's Fort. In multi-cultural, multi-ligual tones, she is able to weave all things into peace-promoting adventures!

A fascinating children's story in a true historical setting.

An enthralling story wonderfully written and finely illustrated, Little Fox's Secret offers a plausible explanation for a true historical event long shrouded in mystery. The reader is swept along by the unfolding drama as well as the vivid descriptions. This is no ordinary children's book. The quality of the story, the fine writing, and the beauty of the book itself will make Little Fox's Secret a childhood possession to treasure a lifetime.