Falling Star

Publisher's description (Fitzgerald Books, 2007): 
This book is part of a series of multi‐textual graphic tales for readers in older grades. Falling Star is the story of the adopted son of Standing Bear (band of Chief Sitting Bull) and his experiences watching the demise of the traditional way of life of the Lakota people. It also describes how Chief Sitting Bull came to stay in Canada for a time. This is an excellent resource for a guided reading program as one book contains multiple genres of texts: graphic tale, informational, timeline etc.

Author Biography (Rubicon): 
Robert Cutting has been an educator for over 34 years. Prior to his retirement in 2006, he was a Program Consultant for the Durham Catholic District School Board, with responsibilities in ESL/ELD, the Arts, and Teacher/Librarians. He has been an author of educational books since 1973, publishing over one hundred titles, from award-winning textbooks to stories for children of all ages. Robert is of Kanien'kehaka (Mohawk) ancestry and is also a member of the Aboriginal Education Advisory Circle for the Durham Catholic District School Board.

Resource format: Graphic Novel

Age recommendation: grades 5-8

Keywords: history, Sitting Bull, Chief Sitting Bull, America, Lakota, trauma, colonialism, settlers, colonization, identity, identity loss, family, tradition, reunited, survivors, assimilate, assimilation, reconciliation, war, battle, identity, identity politics

Publisher information: Fitzgerald Books