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Unknown Birthday: Sitting Bull

Anne — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:39:09 +0000

Sitting Bull, leader

c. 1831-Dec. 15, 1890

A Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac, illustrated by Rocco Baviera (Putnam, 1998)

From “Slow” to “Sitting Bull,” this moving account of the greatest Lakota Sioux warrior’s 1830s childhood shows how he grew into his new name.

The PBS site on New Perspectives on the West offers a biography of Sitting Bull with a number of hot links.

Unknown Birthday: Esther

Anne — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:34:30 +0000

Esther, leader

Esther’s Story by Diane Wolkstein, illustrated by Juan Wijngaard (HarperTrophy, 1998)

Esther saved the day. Literally. In this biblical account, written in the form of a diary, Esther tells the story of her life and how as Queen Esther she saved her people from Haman, who wished to destroy the Jewish people.

Queen Esther: The Merit of Things Hidden from the Women in Judaism.

book source: library

Unknown Birthday: Cleopatra

Anne — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:27:10 +0000

Cleopatra, leader

69 BC-August 12, 30 BC

Cleopatra by Peter Vennema and Diane Stanley, illustrated by Diane Stanley (HarperTrophy, 1997)

The woman was a savvy ruler. Incredible artwork accompanies the story of the last queen of Egypt.

Take a look at the Field Museum of Chicago’s Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth exhibit.

book source: library