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Moonstick
The Seasons of the Sioux
By Bunting, Eve & Sandford, John
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06024-804-8
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1997
K-Gr 3 The 13 moons of the Sioux year are marked by notches on a "moonstick," by descriptive names ("Moon of the Thunderstorms," "Cherry-Ripening Moon"), and here by Bunting's poetic evocations of the seasons. The narrator is an unnamed boy, for whom the moons mark the time that must pass before he can hunt, dance, and wear snowshoes like his father and older brothers. Although the father observes philosophically that "life cannot be without sadness...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
