Sing Down the Moon

by Scott O'Dell

Overview

The Navajo tribe's forced march from their homeland to Fort Sumner by white soldiers and settlers is dramatically and courageously told by young Bright Morning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547349657
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date:	09/13/2010
Sold by:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	190,199
File size:	449 KB
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Scott O’Dell (1898–1989), one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Medals, and the Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal, the highest international recognition for a body of work by an author of books for young readers. Some of his many books include The Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Road to Damietta, Sing Down the Moon, and The Black Pearl.

Scott O’Dell (1898–1989), one of the most respected authors of historical fiction, received the Newbery Medal, three Newbery Honor Medals, and the Hans Christian Andersen Author Medal, the highest international recognition for a body of work by an author of books for young readers. Some of his many books include The Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Road to Damietta, Sing Down the Moon, and The Black Pearl.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"The very simplicity of the writing, at times almost terse, makes more vivid the tragedy of the eviction and the danger and triumph of the return." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Editorial Reviews

"The very simplicity of the writing, at times almost terse, makes more vivid the tragedy of the eviction and the danger and triumph of the return." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

From the Publisher

Fifteen year old Morning Star and her best friend Running Deer are tending their sheep when they are kidnapped by Spaniards and sold as slaves to wealthy women. Separated from her friend and her Navaho family, Morning Star immediately begins to plot ways to get away. With the help of another young Navaho, she and Running Deer are able to escape and return to their village. On the way, they meet warriors from the village who assist them. Tall Boy, the young warrior Morning Star hopes to marry, is wounded in the conflict and loses the use of one arm. Life in the village is not as they hoped, however, because the villagers are soon driven from their homes by the Long Knives, Americans who are claiming the land. This short novel presents the heart-wrenching story of the Long Walk of 1863 through 1865 as seen through the eyes of a young woman. The Navaho people were driven to Fort Sumner where they were held prisoner for several years. However, Morning Star's story is hopeful. She and her new husband Tall Boy are able to escape and begin a new life near Canyon de Chelly, their original home. Reviewer: Shirley Nelson

Children's Literature - Shirley Nelson