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geekwayne's review
3.0
'Wilma Mankiller' by Maria Sanchez Vegara with art by Alexandra Bowman is a biography for young readers in the Little People, Big Dreams series.
As a child, Wilma Mankiller lived on land that her grandfather was forced to move to, but she was surrounded by other Cherokee people. When her moved to San Francisco, things got hard for her. As an adult she became a leader in Native American rights.
These are great biographies because they feature a variety of subjects and are all illustrated differently. I enjoyed learning about Wilma Mankiller in a kid-friendly way.
As a child, Wilma Mankiller lived on land that her grandfather was forced to move to, but she was surrounded by other Cherokee people. When her moved to San Francisco, things got hard for her. As an adult she became a leader in Native American rights.
These are great biographies because they feature a variety of subjects and are all illustrated differently. I enjoyed learning about Wilma Mankiller in a kid-friendly way.
angiew23's review
5.0
Another fabulous picture book biography from Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara! Wilma Mankiller was a Cherokee woman who was forced from her land during the trail of tears. As an adult she attended protests and was an advocate for Indigenous people in the United States. Complete with interesting pictures, simple short paragraphs of text and a timeline at the end of the book, this biography has everything that young readers need to be successful when learning about this famous activist. I would highly recommend this book to parents and teachers of children in the age 6-11 range. This book is an excellent starting off point for researching Wilma Mankiller, Indigenous history in the US or learning about the concepts related to writing a biography. Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book!
ljrinaldi's review
4.0
The thing I love about this series of Little People Big Dreams is that even if I have heard of the famous person that is being featured, I am sure to learn something new.
In this case it was Wilma Mankiller, and while I knew that she was a Cherokee Chief, I didn't know much more beyond that. I didn't know she was part of the Thanksgiving protest at Alcatraz Island in the 1960s, and even if I had known, I didn't know what she was doing there, seeing how far that is from Oklahoma, where the Cherokee nation is based, these days, after they had to move there with the Trail of Tears.
So, yes, it was interesting to see the path she took to get where she arrived at in life. And as always, if kids want to know more, after reading this, they can find more books on her.
Great stuff as always.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
In this case it was Wilma Mankiller, and while I knew that she was a Cherokee Chief, I didn't know much more beyond that. I didn't know she was part of the Thanksgiving protest at Alcatraz Island in the 1960s, and even if I had known, I didn't know what she was doing there, seeing how far that is from Oklahoma, where the Cherokee nation is based, these days, after they had to move there with the Trail of Tears.
So, yes, it was interesting to see the path she took to get where she arrived at in life. And as always, if kids want to know more, after reading this, they can find more books on her.
Great stuff as always.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
thewoollygeek's review
5.0
This was so interesting,I knew very little about Wilma beyond the bare minimum so this was a great introduction for me as well as the girls, fantastic books, great illustrations, these are Essen reading
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
librarianryan's review
informative
medium-paced
3.0
This was nice but too simple. One of the biggest questions I can see a kid asking is how come her last name is Mankiller. It is never mentioned. As usual this series just brushes over history. They did include some of the more sorrowful things but gave them a happy spin. I like this series, but this is not the best book in the series.