Los indígenas de las Llanuras: Sobrevivir en la gran extensión (American Indians of the Plains: Surviving the Great Expanse)

Spark a curiosity for history with this Spanish book filled with primary sources that offer a glimpse of what life was like for the Plains Indians. This Spanish book examines the distinctive features of the Lakota, Cheyenne, Comanche, Pawnee, Osage, Omaha, and Crow tribes. Students will explore different facets of Plains culture including the importance of buffalo in everyday life--as their source of food, clothing, homes, and weapons. Features include:

• Build content-area knowledge across multiple social studies disciplines
• Text features such as a glossary, index, captions, sidebars, and table of contents increase comprehension and build academic vocabulary
• Your Turn! activity challenges students to write an essay about how horses affected Native American culture
• Read and Respond provides post-reading questions that develop critical thinking