This book was interesting. I chose this book because it reminded me about the historical events regarding the Native Americans that I learned in schools. I believe that this book does well in describing how the little Native American boy must have felt when he encounters them for the first time. I would use this in my classroom to share and to introduce the historical event as it does a well with depicting the Native Americans’ life. Therefore, I would share this book with young children, but not including the part where there may be harsh description of the white settlers.

Small Wolf goes to a new village, where he sees a house, a man with a gun and animals that he has never seen. He told his father about it, and he and his father revisits the land, and approaches them. However, they were pointed with a gun. Later they left because they were frightened. Finally, they move out of their village and faces arduous times trying to find their new home because of the White settlers who takes their property.
This story can depict hardships the Native Americans faced when European settlers moved to their new island. Small Wolf's character shows how the Native American boys may have felt during those times. Also, I found the illustrations that portray the settings beautifully, but some did show stereotypes, where some visuals and texts can be inappropriate. For example, the Whites were referred to as the person who looks like a devil. Also, some of the whites are drawn and described as a someone who has a fat jaw and cracks between his teeth. Moreover, it shows gender roles of their culture in the beginning where the mother of the Small Wolf does the housework, and the father does the hunting. ( )

I think this is a great book for introducing harsh topics such as the hardships Native Americans faced when European settlers moved in on "new land". Small Wolf's character showed readers a good example of how a young Native American boy may have felt when seeing how the Europeans viewed ownership as opposed to his tribe's view of ownership. Personally, I found the illustration to be beautiful but extremely stereotypical, so I don't know if I would necessarily use this book for its visuals when reading aloud to a class of students. All in all, the book brings many historical moments to life in a way that younger minds can grasp without overwhelming them completely. ( )