Walking Eagle: The Little Comanche Boy
Illustrator
Cuento de Luz
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9788415784364
Pages
32 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A Comanche boy named Walking Eagle tells tales without words, using his hands, his face, his smile, and his eyes to communicate with animals and the people of other tribes that he meets on his journey.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD1020L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical Disability; mute; muteness; communicating with body; clubfoot; child with a physical disability
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Native American (Comanche)
Awards
International Latino Book Award, 2014, 1st Place, Most Inspirational to Youth
Moonbeam Children's Book Award, 2014, Bronze, Multicultural Picture Book
Keywords
storytelling; collaboration; cooperation; Indians of North America; Comanche
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Eulate, Ana and Brokenbrow, Jon, "Walking Eagle: The Little Comanche Boy" (2014). Diverse Families. 2089.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2089