Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist

by Gina Capaldi and Q.L. Pearce

Book Overview

"I remember the day I lost my spirit." So begins the story of Gertrude Simmons, also known as Zitkala-Sa, which means Red Bird. Born in 1876 on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota, Zitkala-Sa willingly left her home at age eight to go to a boarding school in Indiana. But she soon found herself caught between two worlds--white and Native American.

At school she missed her mother and her traditional life, but Zitkala-Sa found joy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541578368
• ISBN13: 9781541578364
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.3" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7