Geronimo Geronimo

by Stanley, George E.; Henderson, Meryl

• ISBN13: 9780689844553
• ISBN10: 0689844557
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Aladdin

Summary

In this illustrated biography, young Apache Goyahkla and his friend play games in their village that will prepare him for his role as a hunter and warrior—and the place he will hold in history as Geronimo, fighter for the rights of his people.

Author Biography

George Stanley was a Professor of African and Middle-Eastern Languages and Linguistics at Cameron University. In between prepping class lectures and grading papers, he found the time to write for children. He was also the author of Night Fires and the Third-Grade Detectives series.

Meryl Henderson is a graduate of Syracuse University. In 1974, she graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of fine arts degree. For over forty years, she has been working as a freelance illustrator, specializing in artwork for children. She has illustrated more than a hundred books and has contributed illustrations to countless magazines and educational books. She currently lives in Catskill, New York.

Table of Contents

He Who Yawns	p. 1
The First Moccasins	p. 11
Getting in Trouble	p. 22
Becoming a Man	p. 35
Making Bows and Arrows	p. 45
Hunting with Alchise	p. 57
Running up the Mountain	p. 73
The First Buffalo Hunt	p. 86
Juh	p. 98
Fighting a Bear	p. 113
Winter in the Village	p. 124
Young Apache Warrior	p. 133
Taklishim's Death	p. 146
Geronimo!	p. 157
Prisoner of War	p. 160
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