Connie Brummel Crook

This book is about a young boy who belongs to a Native American tribe. Not only is the book diverse in culture, the young boy was born disabled, and has a limp leg. The young boy is often teased by other children because he can not join along in tag or dance. The boy one day proves to the whole tribe his worth by finding a source of food for the starving tribe, maple syrup. This book teaches a lesson of self worth. This book shows that physical disabilities do not impede one from being great anyway. I thought it was a lovely book to show different culture, but to also teach the lesson of self worth.… (más)