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Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 18
Language
English
Description
The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all... When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's most sacred resource. Inspired by the many indigenous-led movements across North America, this bold and lyrical picture book issues an urgent rallying cry to safeguard the Earth's water from harm and corruption.
4) Small Wolf
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A young Native American boy sets out to hunt on Manhattan Island and discovers some strange people with white faces and very different ideas about land.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1994]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Depicts traditional lifestyles of children in five different tribes of North American Indians through vignettes set in a time almost two hundred years ago. The tribes are the Muskogee, Dakota, Huron, Tlingit, and Nootka.
8) The Navajo
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
An exploration of the Navajo Indians, discussing the nation's relationship with Spaniards and settlers, culture, crafts, and more.
11) Forever cousins
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Amanda and Kara are cousins and best friends in an intertribal Native American family; but Kara's family leaves the city and moves back to the Rez, making both girls sad--but the summer reunion reminds them that they will always be cousins.
12) The Pueblo
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the Pueblo people, explaining who they are, reviewing the history of the Pueblo, examining key aspects of Pueblo culture, and looking at Pueblo traditions that continue into the twenty-first century.
16) Dream wolf
Author
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Pub. Date
[1990]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
When two Plains Indian children become lost, they are cared for and guided safely home by a friendly wolf.
17) Nessa's story
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[1994]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
27 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A young Inuit girl, who wishes she had something to contribute when the adults tell their stories in the gathering place, encounters the story of a lifetime when she finds a giant egg one day and is able to see what it hatches.
20) On Mother's lap
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A small Eskimo boy discovers that Mother's lap is a very special place with room for everyone.
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