I read this book while traveling with my family through Utah and Arizona. We made several stops at National Parks. I bought this particular book at a gift shop in the Grand Canyon after having visited the Interactive Navajo Museum in Tuba City, AZ, where I learned about the Long Walk of the Navajo to Bosque Redondo (1864).

I enjoyed the child narrator perspective The young boy narrator is very concerned for his grandmothers health and the well-being of his animals on the long journey. While I realize this book is geared for younger readers, I would have liked a bit more historical backdrop. The depictions of the soldiers guiding the walk were quite generous and at times playful — very different from the depictions at the Navajo Museum

I rate this a one because although it does somewhat convey the tragedy of the “Long Walk” & the deaths that occurred, the tone of the book came off as preachy & condescending at times. I wouldn’t include this in my class library & will be researching other books on this theme that are more appropriate to educate students about this tragic period of American history.

The Council for Indian Education Series. - The reading of this book should be a part of every child's education.

Read aloud for the kids. They enjoyed it, even though it was a slow read. Based on true facts.

Good book to relate to their experiences.

This book, written for children in grade 5, started with what seemed to be a story written to make the forced internment of the Indian (Native American) peoples something they were okay with. However, as it progressed I realized the Natives may have submitted but never surrendered their belief in their rights to their freedom and homeland. An excellent easy reader book for young people.

Amazing book!!! Very descriptive of the main character's travel with his family, a must read!

i read this for a book report it was good