by Gary Jeffrey, Kate Petty · Book House · tapa dura · ISBN 9781905087136
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«Sitting Bull: The Life of a Lakota Sioux Chief» is the graphic biography by Gary Jeffrey and Kate Petty, published by Book House in hardcover (48 pp., English).
A comic-strip biography of Sitting Bull, Lakota chief and shaman, from his youth as a warrior to his death, with episodes such as the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn. It provides historical context on the Great Plains, the Sioux nation and the westward expansion of settlers, and closes with the defeat at Wounded Knee.
It belongs to the Graphic Non-fiction series, is illustrated by Terry Riley and originally appeared in 2005.
Aimed at young readers from around 10 years old, it combines history and comics to bring the figure of Sitting Bull closer.
Kate Petty was a British author of children's books including several on educational subjects with pop-ups and moveable parts.
