{"product_id":"9781541578364","title":"Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Sa, Native American Author, Musician, and Activist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I remember the day I lost my spirit.\" So begins the story of Gertrude Simmons, also known as Zitkala-?a, which means Red Bird. Born in 1876 on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota, Zitkala-?a willingly left her home at age eight to go to a boarding school in Indiana. But she soon found herself caught between two worlds—white and Native American. At school she missed her mother and her traditional life, but Zitkala-?a found joy in music classes. \"My wounded spirit soared like a bird as I practiced the piano and violin,\" she wrote. Her talent grew, and when she graduated, she became a music teacher, composer, and performer.  Zitkala-?a found she could also \"sing\" to help her people by writing stories and giving speeches. As an adult, she worked as an activist for Native American rights, seeking to build a bridge between cultures. The coauthors have told about Zitkala-?a's life by weaving together pieces from her own stories. The  artist's  acrylic illustrations and collages of photos and primary source documents round out the vivid portrait of Zitkala-?a, a frightened child whose spirit \"would rise again, stronger and wiser for the wounds it had suffered.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lerner Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064437063920,"sku":"9781541578364","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781541578364_p0.jpg?v=1763746309","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781541578364","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}