The People of Twelve Thousand Winters

Ten-year-old Walking Turtle is of the Lenni Lenape tribe. He lives with his family in a small village alongside the Passaic River in what will become northern New Jersey. They have a relatively peaceful life, with nature offering up a bounty of resources for food and shelter, amply meeting their needs. Walking Turtle is close to his younger cousin, Little Talk. He feels protective of Little Talk, who has difficulty walking. Together they roam the forests near their village, with Walking Turtle carrying his cousin on his back. But in the autumn of Walking Turtle's tenth year, his father tells him that soon he must leave childhood friends behind and begin warrior school. Walking Turtle worries about what will become of Little Talk when he leaves for his training. And what is his future?Trinka Hakes Noble is the award-winning author of numerous picture books, including The Orange Shoes and The Scarlet Stockings Spy. She lives in Bernardsville, New Jersey.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 03/01/2012
ISBN: 9781585365296
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 11.35h x 9.46w x 0.39d
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Recommended

Review Citations: School Library Journal 05/01/2012 pg. 79
Booklist 05/01/2012 pg. 95

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 151205 / People of Twelve Thousand Winters
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5