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Naya Nuki

Shoshone Girl Who Ran
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by Kenneth Thomasma
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Average Rating:
Average rating: 4.8571428571429
7 Reviews

$7.99
Club Price: $7.19

Item #3X09

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The dramatic adventure of a real-life childhood friend of Sacagawea who was kidnapped by a rival tribe. Naya Nuki escaped her captors and traveled alone in the wilderness for more than a month to return to her people. Well-researched story told by a master story-teller.

Pb, illus.


Read Aloud Levels: Kindergarten - 7
Read Alone Levels: 3 - 7
Reading Level: Ages 4-8

Product Categories:
3 Reader Packages & Literature,
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Customer Reviews:

Average Rating:
Average rating: 4.8571428571429
7 Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars by LISA W on 2009-02-03
"Naya Nuki, Shoshoni Girl Who Ran" by Kenneth Thomasma is an amazing book about an 11 year old Indian girl named Naya Nuki who was captured by an enemy tribe. She finally escapes and runs 1000 miles back to her home. Her trip is full of dangers and hardships, and she shows great courage. I like this book because it is filled with adventure and excitement. For example, she almost gets killed by a grizzly bear, and she almost falls off a cliff in the middle of a blizzard. I learned that even at 11 years old, you can survive for more than a month in the wild. --Sarah Welton-Lair-- (Student Review)

5 out of 5 stars by LISA M on 2008-12-12
My favorite book for this core is "Naya Nuki" written by Ken Thomasma, because it is a great example of survival. My favorite part of the book is when a bear attacked Naya Nuki, and she climbed a tree to escape. She ended up staying in that tree for the whole night until the bear left. This book made me feel more interested in traps, and I have already built a couple. I think you might want to read this book because it was very exciting.

5 out of 5 stars by MELANIE B on 2008-07-31
This book is the greatest I've ever read infact it was so great I think I have to read it again because,it was so exciting and adventourous.

5 out of 5 stars by GINGER R on 2008-05-30
This book is the best book I've read this year. It is exciting with lots of adventure. My favorite part of the book was when Naya Nuki escaped her enemy. This book made me feel nervous because I never knew if Naya Nuki would make it to her home land. I think you'll want to read this book, because it's an exciting and adventourous book. --Michael R.--

5 out of 5 stars by SARA S on 2008-05-29
My favorite book was Naya Nuki by Kenneth Thomasma Published by Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI, 1991. I think you will want too read the book because; She is Adventurous smart and fun go along with her as she escapes from her enemy and friend Sacajawea her only friend. Naya Nuki was a Shoshoni Indian she was captured by an enemy tribe. She stole a buffalo blanket and a supply of food and found a knife in a stream she hid them under a big rock. One rainy night she got her belongings and went on her journey eating a little bit on each resting place. She slept with her blanket on got up before the sun was up and set off again. One day she was almost home she had been sick she found a stream of bubbling water and took a nice bath found more food and went on. She finally got to her people, she told a story her story of her journey over the mountains. (Student review)

4 out of 5 stars by CHRIS M on 2008-04-11
Naya-Nuki is an 11 year old Indian girl who wants freedom more than anything. She thought that if she is captured by the enemies she would run forever. If she died then, at least it would not be from the enemies. Naya-Nuki really means “the girl who ran” in her language. It took her almost a whole year to reach her people. That’s a lot of running!

5 out of 5 stars by Kelby H. on 2007-06-11
Such a good book! Historical in nature, yet exciting. We liked how it tied in Sacagawea and how she came to where she was and with Charbonneau. This books helps you see the "grand scheme of things."