Synopses & Reviews
Shota is a young Lakota girl who lives in a contemporary American city. When the block that her family and friends live on is threatened by development, they use long-standing Lakota traditions to find a solution that saves their homes. In working together, they create a beautiful quilt that resolves more than just their problem. This story weaves together traditional folktale values with modern concerns for the urban environment and green issues. In addition to the beautiful folk-style native art illustrations, the complete text of the story is presented in Lakota as well as English.
Synopsis
This is the story of a man who gained wealth but lost his way, and the little girl who used her people's heritage to give him back his soul.
The "Starman" (a rich real estate developer) is jealous of the happy homes around him, so he buys up neighborhoods for redevelopment. Shota, a Lakota, wants to save her community. With the help of her "Unci" (grandmother) at the Pine Ridge Reservation, Shota begins a star quilt celebrating the life of the apartment complex. Friends and neighbors join in, and this work of love and fellowship succeeds in warming the Starman's cold heart.
Synopsis
SHOTA AND ESTHER are best friends. They have lived in the same appartment block for years and spend every day together.
But when a letter arrives to say that the appartment block is to be redeveloped, they know they face separation.
On holiday with Shota's grandmother at Pine Ridge reservation, they decide to make a starquilt. A powerful celebration of their friendship and the homes and community they love, the remarkable quilt becomes central to their plan to resist the redevelopment...
About the Author
Margaret Bateson-Hill is the author of Lao Lao of Dragon Mountain and Masha and the Firebird.