A review by wayfaring_witch
Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson

3.0

I loved the balance of art work and real photos in this children’s book about a Lakota, Black Elk. It was interesting that the story was told as historical fiction instead of non-fiction, but sometimes it made the flow of photos awkward. It seemed like the captions and the story were aimed at different age groups. Overall, mostly interesting. Some generalizations made by the author irked me because they didn’t tell the whole story as understood by historians, but how specific can you get in 50 pages of mostly pictures?
Still a great book, and I’d recommend to make it available to students and children. Good for parents and teachers looking to integrating books with a multicultural edge.