Recommended Books for kids on the Black Hills region?

I tell a lot of folks who visit the BH to look for minerals. Lot of interesting rocks with a lot of there. I will not tell you where it is other than on the Iron Mountain Road between the east entrance of Custer State Park and Keystone, but there is a huge vein of Rose Quartz along that road that is easily seen and with the sun shining on it, very beautiful and pretty rare in that kind of volume. Give the kids a prize to the one who spots it (you have to look but it is there)
There are several rock shops in the town of Custer area and a visit to any of them would make a good prize

I downloaded this book for my DGD, who is younger but reads above her grade level. It's meant for children between the ages of 9-12 years of age:

http://www.amazon.com/In-Their-Own-Words-Sitting/dp/0439263220

As well there is a series of books published by Blue Earth Books about native American leaders. Both Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse are included. She enjoyed this series a lot and it has great illustrations.

I'd guess that series of books is for 2nd/3rd grade.

I've seen this book online but never viewed it w/ an eye towards purchasing/borrowing it:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/little-miss-history-travels-to-mount-rushmore-barbara-ann-mojica/1113865567?ean=9780988503007

HTH

I turned my Grandkids into amateur geologists and amuse them at the same time by way of the "Roadside Geology" series of books. There's one for each of the fifty States. It's also a great way to get them to actually LOOK at the landscape they're passing through. A few small digging tools and a little canvas bag for each goes along, too. (The bag size limits how many "specimens" they can bring home).

Of course, one must take care to check for permissions if collecting- usually unrestricted along roadsides, but not allowed in some National Park areas etc.

Dutch, I checked out that old YouTube clip. Wow, They just don't make 'em like that anymore. I also checked out the GREAT pix on your profile. Those are the best profile pix that I've seen on this forum, especially the very first picture. Brings back a lot of memories. Thanks.

Well, it might be a little boring for younger kids, but it is a pretty great movie and one of the clasics. Get the movie with Doris Day "Calamity Jane" (1953 I think). The setting is in the Black Hills of Dakota. There's something about this movie that really grabs me every time I see it.

Here's a short You-Tube segment: Click here.

For such questions I always do a Google search eg. `Black Hills book for children' and take your pick.