Eagle Song
Danny Bigtree's family has moved to a new city, and Danny can't seem to fit in. He's homesick for the Mohawk reservation, and the kids in his class tease him about being an Indian? the thing that makes Danny most proud. Can he find the courage to stand up for himself? "This appealing portrayal...
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Danny Bigtree's family has moved to a new city, and Danny can't seem to fit in. He's homesick for the Mohawk reservation, and the kids in his class tease him about being an Indian? the thing that makes Danny most proud. Can he find the courage to stand up for himself? "This appealing portrayal of a strong family offers an unromanticized view of Native American culture?and gives a subtle lesson in the meaning of daily courage."? School Library Journal
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141301693 (0141301694)
ASIN: 141301694
Publish date: March 1st 1999
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 80
Edition language: English
Grade level Equivalent: 4.8 Eagle Song by Joseph Bruchac is about a Native American student moving to the big city from his peaceful Mohawk reservation to begin school at the tuff and diverse Brooklyn school. The other students teased him about his heritage until his father comes to school and tel...
Danny Bigtree and his family were forced to move away from their Mohawk reservation in order to find work. Starting at a new school would be hard for anyone, but Danny is also the only Indian at his school in New York City and has to listen to kids call him chief and ask him about his Tipi everyday...
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