STUDENT'S READING LIST
 

Milton, John R. Oscar Howe. Minneapolis, Minn.: Dillon Press, 1972.  This biography of Howe is written for young readers.

South Dakota Writers' Project, Work Projects Administration, comp. Legends of the Mighty Sioux. Illus. Oscar Howe. 1941. Reprint ed., Interior, S.Dak.: Badlands Natural History Association, 1987. These forty-five traditional legends of the Sioux were originally compiled in 1941. The stories come from elders on the Rosebud and Yankton reservations.

Zitkala-Sa [Gertrude Bonnin]. American Indian Stories. 1921. Reprint ed., Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1986. This grouping of easy-to-read essays is partly autobiographical.

Zitkala Ša. Dance in a Buffalo Skull Illustrated by S. D. Nelson. Pierre: South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2007. An old buffalo skull provides the setting for the field mice who enjoy a great feast and dance in this traditional story.

Zitkala-Sa [Gertrude Bonnin]. Old Indian Legends. 1901. Reprint ed., Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1985. Bonnin’s retellings are suitable for readers of all ages.

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