Little Fox's Secret

by Mary Peace Finley

Overview

Bent's Fort shall be destroyed! This I have seen.

With these words, the Cheyenne elder Gray Owl predicts the end of the mighty trading post on the Arkansas River. Eleven-year-old Little Fox learns that Gray Owl's vision includes him. He must destroy Bent's Fort! Alone and unarmed, Little Fox is left outside the towering adobe walls to face an impossible mission. This first chapter book for young readers is both a thrilling adventure tale and a well-researched interpretation of the end of Bent's Fort in 1849.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865410503
Publisher:	Filter Press
Publication date:	06/01/1999
Pages:	64
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.13(d)
Age Range:	6 - 12 Years

About the Author

Mary Peace Finley grew up along the Arkansas River near the site of Bent's Fort and the old Santa Fe Trail. She attended public schools in Fowler, Colorado, and is a graduate of the University of Denver. She has taught English as a foreign language in Latin America and the United States and teaches fiction writing classes and workshops. Her award-winning historical novels, Soaring Eagle, White Grizzly, and Meadow Lark, make up the Santa Fe Trail Trilogy. Other publications include Little Fox's Secret-The Mystery of Bent's Fort, The Matchbox, Tiger Tales, Fireflies, and Fernitickles; magazine articles, and television scripts for Marty Stouffer's Wild America. She lives in Colorado.