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a boy called slow the true story of sitting bull
anxious to be given a name as strong and brave as that of his father a proud lakota sioux grows into manhood acting with careful deliberation determination and bravery which eventually earned him his proud new name sitting bull . being named slow and growing up in the shadow of a great warrior hardly dwarfed the prospects of this protagonistbruchacs sensitively told history of sitting bulls coming of age reassures young boys that success comes through effort not birth . booklist satisfying for its attention to historical and multicultural issues ; stirring in its consummate storytelling . publishers weekly the pictures evoke a sense of timelessness and distance possessing an almost mythic quality that befits this glimpse into history . horn book
longing for a more powerful name than slow a young sioux proves his courage during a battle with enemy crow and is given a new name sitting bull in honor of his bravery