num_pages: 203
description: Doe Sia, a ten-year-old Bannock girl, became known for her bravery when she and her heroic pet, Otterdog, saved a little boy from drowning. On the other side of the world in Denmark, Emma has also earned a reputation for courage by rescuing an elderly man from a burning barn.When Emma immigrates to America and joins the "Handcart Pioneers" she and Doe Sia meet and form an immediate bond. This bond is tested during a fierce mountain blizzard, in which Emma is sure she will die. But Doe Sia knows how to build a shelter from branches, get meat from a dead buffalo, and, most important, find her way back to her people. Together the girls face one of nature's greatest threats. Together they must struggle to survive.-Grandview Publishing Company
language: English
title: Doe Sia: Bannock Girl and the Handcart Pioneer
titlecomplete: Doe Sia: Bannock Girl and the Handcart Pioneer
genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 144
series: Amazing Indian Children
publisher: Grandview Pub Co