A Cherokee boyhood of the 1930's is remembered in generous, loving detail ... an unbelievably rich life. Forrest Carter, from the age of four or five, was inseparable from his part-Cherokee grandfather, who owned a farm and ran a country store nearby. Granpa called him Little Sprout; when he grew taller, he became Little Tree. From Granpa he absorbed the Cherokee ethic; to give love without expecting gratitude, to take from the land only what you...

"Engaging images accompany information about the Cherokee people. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--