Cheyenne Again

This book is masterful in capturing what it must have been like to be separated from everything you know. It is not sugar coated or disneyesque, but respects a child’s ability to empathize.

I personally was disappointed because I took the title to reference something totally different. By the title I was expecting a nice story for my grand children that showed even though the main character was sent to an "Indian school". He retained the best parts of what made him Cheyenne not this is how capitulate and assimilate. And to be content with being a new Indian.The book is well written the illustrations are simply superb but as an inspirational story for Native American children this unfortunately falls short.If your looking for a good story with real nice drawings this is the book for you.(Just wanted to add my review is colored by the fact that we are a Native American family.)

This is a fantastic book. I bought this for my son (6yr) who loves to read about non-fiction and Native American culture/history etc. This books an age appropriate depiction of children from Native American families being taken away to learn the "white man's" way of living/learning. It discusses a topic not often discussed about one of the uglier sides of American being colonized in an ok way for children to hear truth without creating too many unneeded questions at sensitive ages. I like my children to be aware of life's beauty and ugliness both past and present in an appropriate manner and this does it well. Five Stars!!!

Cheyenne Again by Eve Bunting is the story of young native boys being escorted away from their families and off the reservation to be "educated" and cleaned" of their Native culture. This is perfect for use in schools which are honest with their students about mistakes that our country has made or for families learning about history. This is not appropriate for children under nine or ten and reading this with an adult would be recommended for anyone under 12 so the issue could be discussed. Bunting is never afraid to look squarely at important issues that instigate wonderful discussions.

Eve Bunting's books are well-known for shedding light on history in ways that young readers can understand. If you would like more detail on how the native american children were treated under this misguided government program, you will need a book written for older children or adults. For now, it is enough for the younger ones to know the basics of what happened. Well-written, sensitive and not sugar-coated.

This is a beautiful book and if a child is reading it with an adult who knows the history, the parts that are left out and left unexplained in the book can be filled in. I only give it four stars because it leaves so much out that would be confusing to a child. Otherwise, in terms of quality it is excellent.

This book tells the story of an American Indian child who was forced into a boarding school in the early 1800's. There are many opportunities to teach about the plight of the American Indian through this beautifully written text, as well as theme and inference. Perfect compliment to American History. Recommend for 4th-8th grade teachers.

Easy to read. Lovely art work. Truthful message.Wonderful additon to any child's home book shelf.So glad we live in a time when this book can get published.