Sitting Bull: Lakota Tribal Chief and Leader of Native American Resistance

Sitting Bull is an iconic figure in the history of Native American resistance to white settlement. This thorough lower-elementary-level biography paints the story of the famous Lakota chief’s life. Sitting Bull’s chronicle is presented in clear language, highlighting special terminology in pop-out Vocabulary Boxes. The text covers Sitting Bull’s rise from a typical Lakota child to a fierce warrior chief and then contextualizes Sitting Bull’s leadership within the history of U.S. advances on indigenous territories. Quick Fact sidebars reinforce the skill of connecting related information in two side-by-side texts. This fascinating biography will spur young readers to learn more.