Cheyenne Again Review
Cheyenne Again by Eve Bunting is the story of young native boys being escorted away from their families and off the reservation to be "educated" and cleaned" of their Native culture. This is perfect for use in schools which are honest with their students about mistakes that our country has made or for families learning about history. This is not appropriate for children under nine or ten and reading this with an adult would be recommended for anyone under 12 so the issue could be discussed. Bunting is never afraid to look squarely at important issues that instigate wonderful discussions.
Cheyenne Again Overview
In the late 1880s, a Cheyenne boy named Young Bull is taken from his parents and sent to a boarding school to learn the white man's ways. "Young Bull's struggle to hold on to his heritage will touch children's sense of justice and lead to some interesting discussions and perhaps further research." —School Library Journal
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Another Historical Perspective - Leana Borges - NYS
Wanna engage students in real inquiry based Social Studies? Wanna help students become more aware of different perspectives? point of view? Well this is the text to help facilitate that type of learning. Bunting has done it again...... She has created a text that will make us question and seek out true history.....
Cheyenne Again - Tracy J. Archipley - Seattle, WA
The middle school-aged children I've shared this with enjoy the story. It inspires many good questions and comments from them.
Cheyenne Again - -
This literary piece is well written with the exquisite paintings that amplify the story over all. To have the visual images interact with the writing so well, I have to wonder how such an artist would only have illustrated a few books. A must read and a visual pleaser to the afficianados of art. Irving Toddy is a fine artist whose work should be sought out more. Eve Bunting is a good writer whose work is always complemented by the illustrator. In this case, to have a Native American-Navajo illustrate and to have lived the characters experiences is great.
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