Bedford Public Library

Kaya's escape, a survival story, by Janet Shaw ; illustrations, Bill Farnsworth ; vignettes, Susan McAliley

Label
Kaya's escape, a survival story, by Janet Shaw ; illustrations, Bill Farnsworth ; vignettes, Susan McAliley
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Kaya's escape
Responsibility statement
by Janet Shaw ; illustrations, Bill Farnsworth ; vignettes, Susan McAliley
Series statement
The American girls collection
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, Grades 5-8, 4.7, 2, SD, Quiz 62889, English fiction, vocabulary quiz available.
Sub title
a survival story
Summary
In the fall of 1764, after Kaya and her sister are kidnapped from their Nez Percé village by enemy horse raiders, she tries to find a way to escape back home. Includes historical notes on education and learning among the Nez Percé Indians
Table Of Contents
Kaya's family and friends -- Take captive! -- Slaves of the enemy -- Escape! -- On the buffalo trail -- Looking back -- Glossary of Nez Perce words
Target audience
pre adolescent
Classification