Kahtahah: A Tlingit Girl

by Frances Lackey Paul, Rie Muñoz (Illustrator)

This captivating true story of a Tlingit girl in Southeast Alaska in the 1800s was selected as one of the Smithsonian's Notable Books for Children for 1996.

120 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1996

Reviews

[Nola]

Very engaging true book and a good way to get a look at native life from the 18th century. Many Tlingit legends are retold within the main story, too. Like most books, this one omits some details of daily life that would enhance a truer understanding of what that life was like.

[M Harris]

Very interesting!