Indian Winter, An
Publication Information
Author:  Freedman, Russell	Illustrator:  Bodmer, Karl
Title:  Indian Winter, An	Date:  1992
Publisher:  Holiday House	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8234-0930-9	ISBN, hardback:  0-8234-1158-3
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    diaries and journals, nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
In 1833, a German prince and his servant and a Swiss artist traveled up the Missouri River Valley recording their contacts with the Mandan Sioux in journals and sketches. Russell Freedman stimulates the reader's curiosity through well-researched text and appended material, "Places to Visit," "Bibliography," and "Afterword." The illustrations are the originals done by the Swiss artist.
Teaching Ideas:
This book joins several in the text set on Westward Expansion in American History. Tracing the expedition on a modern map would provide opportunity for map and math skill work. Taking a cue from the perspective of these outsiders, students may want to explore the role of the anthropologist in studying another culture--food, clothing, work, gender roles, religion etc. Using the information in the "Afterword," students might predict the lives of the Prince, his servant, and the artist after they returned to Europe.
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Art and Photography > art Social Studies > anthropology > cultures Ethnic Groups > Native American History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion Sports/Recreation > travel > adventures Social Studies > anthropology Geography > environment > plains

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