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Thunder Rolling In The Mountains (Paperback)
by Scott O'Dell , Elizabeth Hall
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Fiction, American Indian tribes, Ages 9-12, Children's books |
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This book is written that tears at one's heart and helps one understand the plight of the Nez Perce and countless other American Indian tribes. |
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Author: Scott O'Dell , Elizabeth Hall
Publisher: Yearling
Pub. in: October, 1993
ISBN: 0440408792
Pages: 144
Measurements: 0440408792
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00214
Other information: Reprint edition
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This book offers American school children the opportunity to read about the truth of westward expansion, which most elementary textbooks gloss over or ignore altogether. "We are few, and they are many. They will devour us," says the chief of the Nee-mee-po tribe, Joseph. The early American Soldiers, called the "Blue Coats" by the Native Americans, were forcing the Nee-mee-po tribe of the Wallawa Valley, to a reservation far away. The tribe tries to make an agreement, but the soldiers won't give in. The Blue Coats begin a battle and the tribe must flee. Sound of Running Feet, the chief's daughter, doesn't want to leave, and neither do many other members of the tribe. The tribe must go to Old Lady's Country, where it is safe. There are many battles along the way and many people die. Most of them are the Nee-mee-po. Finally the tribe must surrender, but Sound of Running Feet and her fiancé, Swan Necklace, escape. Swan necklace is killed on their way to safety and Sound of Running Feet must continue alone. Thunder Rolling in the Mountains shows how Native American tribes had to have immense courage.
Target readers:
kids aged 9-12
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Scott O'Dell was born in Los Angeles, California, on May 23, 1898. He attended Occidental College, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stanford University, and University of Rome. He worked as a technical director for Paramount, a cameraman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and a book editor of a Los Angeles newspaper before serving in the United States Air Force during World War II. The recipient of numerous book awards, he established the Scott O'Dell award for historical fiction in 1981. He died on October 15, 1989.
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It is spring of 1877 when fourteen-year-old Sound of Running Feet, daughter of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, sees white people panning gold in the little creek that feeds the Wallowa River, and brings word of them to her father. "They are the first, but more are on the way," he says. "We are few and they are many. They will devour us. "It is Sound of Running Feet who narrates the story of her tribe's fate. Readers will be gripped as she shares with us her respect for her father, her love for handsome Swan Necklace, and her destiny.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
I think that this book was suspenseful because when a chapter ended it always made you wonder what was going to happen next. I think that kids are age would enjoy reading it because they can relate to everything that is happening in the book, for example people can relate to the lose of a loved one which the girl in the story went through. This book was a page turner because when you finished a chapter and you put the book down you were thinking about what was going to happen next so you just kept reading and reading. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
This book was so cool. The characters were all very realistic. It talked about the revolutionary war which was cool. All in this book was sweet. The plot was easy to understand. I love this book. |
Lara Rivard (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
When I was a 5th and 6th grade teacher, this was one of the few books that I used every year with my reading groups. If ever a book for young adults was written that tears at one's heart and helps one understand the plight of the Nez Perce (and countless other American Indian tribes), this book is it. Chief Joseph is one of my heroes. This book was a book that my students couldn't put down. It is beautifully written, full of similies, metaphor, and foreshadowing and is a book about the horrors of genocide written in a way that 5th grade and up students can understand. It is incredibly informative and age appropriate. One of my top 10 picks. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-27 00:00>
I believe this book gave a good portrayal of the Native America tribes in America. When Americans started moving west in search of gold. I like the book for all those reasons I also liked the main character Sound of Running Feet she was interesting. So all young readers can give this book a try and the vocabulary is easy. |
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