Walking Two Worlds

Brief Description: "Hasanoanda was his Indian name. But in mission school he became 'Ely Parker.' He encountered racism and deceit but did not give up his quest to walk between two worlds. This story explores the early education of a famous Native American who gained greatness in the white man's world while staying true to his Seneca people"--Marc Notes: Hasanoanda was his Indian name. But in mission school he became 'Ely Parker.' He encountered racism and deceit but did not give up his quest to walk between two worlds. This story explores the early education of a famous Native American who gained greatness in the white man's world while staying true to his Seneca people--; Provided by publisher. Publisher Marketing: ""Eee-leee! Master Parker," Reverend Stone, headmaster at the Baptist school, called. "The answer, please." "Four," Ely thought. But he also thought something else. Why is English so strange? In Seneca every word always meant the same thing. But in English the same sound could mean different things. It could be four. Or for. Or fore." So begins this inspiring story of the early education of a famous Native American who gained greatness in the white man's world while staying true to his Seneca people. Hasanoanda was his Indian name. But in mission school he became Ely. He encountered racism and deceit but, against all odds, did not give up on his quest to walk between two worlds. Review Citations:

School Library Journal 05/01/2015 pg. 111 (EAN 9781939053138, Library Binding)

Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2015 (EAN 9781939053107, Paperback)

Publishers Weekly 04/06/2015 (EAN 9781939053107, Paperback)

Booklist 04/15/2015 pg. 58 (EAN 9781939053107, Paperback)

School Library Journal 05/01/2015 pg. 111 (EAN 9781939053107, Paperback)

Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2015 (EAN 9781939053107, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Bruchac, Joseph Joseph Bruchac lives in the Adirondack mountain foothills town of Greenfield Center, New York, in the same house where his maternal grandparents raised him. Much of his writing draws on that land and his Abenaki ancestry. He has been a storyteller-in-residence for Native American organizations and schools throughout the continent, including the Institute of Alaska Native Arts and the Onondaga Nation School.