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Journey to Cahokia : A Boy's Visit to the Great Mound City
Journey to Cahokia A Boy's Visit to the Great Mound City Author:Joy Schleh, Albert Lorenz Published in association with The Art Institute of Chicago — Explore the world of a Native American mound city more than — 600 years ago. Based on new research and archival images, and in the same format as Abrams' critically acclaimed picture book biographies such as The Yellow House, this book relates the coming-of-age tale of a young Nat... more »ive American named Little Hawk. With his family and others from their tribe, Little Hawk is chosen to make a trading journey form his small village to the great mound city of Cahokia (800-1400 CE), in the midwestern United States.
In captivating illustrations, including a map of the journey and photographs that depict a range of period artifacts, Al Lorenz presents a historically accurate look at a people and a time that flourished well before the first Europeans arrived. AUTHOR BIO: Albert Lorenz has written and illustrated four other children's books for Abrams. He has been praised for creating "visual excitement" by The New Yorker, "winning visual detail to enjoy" by Booklist and "utterly transporting artwork" by Kirkus Reviews. His illustrations appear in numerous magazines, including The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, and Architectural Record. Lorenz is a professor at Pratt Institute in New York.« less