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From: Eliza T. Dresang <edresang>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 10:30:03 -0400
I received a "private message" from a CCBC-Net subscriber saying they had read other books by Joseph Bruchac but had not been able to obtain either Bowman's Store or My Heart Is a Chief. In response to this participant and to all others who have not been able to read the suggested books, I invite you to add comments about any other books by this author that you have read and/or used with children. He is one of our few prolific authors for children of Native heritage and therefore, I'm sure, familiar to many of you.
How have you reacted to J. Bruchac's books? How have children reacted to them? How have you used them in your classrooms or libraries?
I'm appending a list of many of his books (some of them co-authored or edited) of which I'm aware for ready reference in formulating your comments. And, again, I urge those of you who have been able to read the two recent books to share your comments with the CCBC-net community.
_________________
The Arrow Over the Door (1998):
about which Jonathan Hunt has already said:
left I also wanted to put in a good word for The Arrow Over the Door which is the
story, told in alternate chapters by Quaker and Abenaki Indian boys, of a
peaceful meeting between their respective groups. It's set during the
American Revolution and makes references to the complexity of the relations
that existed between various Indian nations and European nations.
Between Earth and Sky: Legends of Native American Sacred Places (1996)
A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull (1995)
The Boy Who Lived with the Bears and Other Iroquois Stories (1996)
Children of the Longhouse (1996)
about which Jonathan Hunt has already said:
left,out,out,out,out I really liked Children of the Longhouse which provided a window into Iroquois
society. It takes place before the arrival of the Europeans and I found it
refreshing not to have to read about the conflict between the two groups
which characterizes many books with Native themes (and rightfully so, but this
was a nice change-up).
out,out,out,out Dawn Land (1993)
Dog People: Native Dog Stories
Eagle Song (1997) (another rare contemporary novel like My Heart is a Chief)
The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feed: Native America Poems of the Land
(1998)
Faithful Hunter: Abenaki Stories (1994)
The First Strawberries: a Cherokee Story (1998)
Flying with the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear: Stories from Native North America (1993)
Four Ancestors: Stories, Songs, Poems from Native North America (1996)
Fox Song (1997)
The Girl Who Married the Moon: Tales from Native North America (1996)
Gluskabe and the Four Wishes (1995)
The Great Ball Game: A Muskogee Story (1994)
Keeper of Life: Discovering Plants Through Native American Stories and Art Activities for Children (1997)
Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children (1997)
Keepers of the Earth; Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children (1997)
Keepers of the Night: Native America Stories and Nocturnal Activities for Children (1994)
Lasting Echoes: An Oral History of Native American People (1999)
Many Nations: An Alphabet of Native America (1998)
Native America Gardening: Stories, Projects and Recipes for Families
(1996)
the Native American Sweat Lodge: History and Legends (1993)
Raven Tells Stories: An Anthology of Alaskan Native Writing (1994)
Return of the Suns: Native American Tales of the Northeast Woodlands
(1990)
Roots of Survival: Native American Storytelling and the Sacred (1996)
The Story of the Milky Way: a Cherokee Tale 91994)
Survival This Way: Interviews with American Indian Poets 1990)
Tell Me a Tale: a Book about Storytelling (1997)
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back" A Native America Year of Moons (199)
The Circle of Thanks (1996)
The Trail of Tears (1999)
Turtle Meat and Other Stories
Wind Eagle and Other Abenaki Stories (1994)
When the Chenoo Howls: Native America Tales of Terror (1998)
________
Perhaps, also, some of you have read Bruchac's short essays in Through Indian Eyes "Storytelling and
the Sacred: On the Uses of Native American Stories: and "Thanking the Bird: Native American Upbringing and
the Natural World."
__________
Please share your thoughts and experiences on any of these writings (or on any previous matters in this
month's discussion). What comments did these elicit from children? What affect did reading any of these have
on your own thoughts and approaches?
Jump in.
Eliza
_________________________________________________________
Eliza T. Dresang, Associate Professor
School of Information Studies/ Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306!00
e-mail: edresang at mailer.fsu.edu
Phone: 850 644 5877 (w) FAX: 850 644 9763 (w)
Received on Mon 18 Oct 1999 09:30:03 AM CDT
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 10:30:03 -0400
I received a "private message" from a CCBC-Net subscriber saying they had read other books by Joseph Bruchac but had not been able to obtain either Bowman's Store or My Heart Is a Chief. In response to this participant and to all others who have not been able to read the suggested books, I invite you to add comments about any other books by this author that you have read and/or used with children. He is one of our few prolific authors for children of Native heritage and therefore, I'm sure, familiar to many of you.
How have you reacted to J. Bruchac's books? How have children reacted to them? How have you used them in your classrooms or libraries?
I'm appending a list of many of his books (some of them co-authored or edited) of which I'm aware for ready reference in formulating your comments. And, again, I urge those of you who have been able to read the two recent books to share your comments with the CCBC-net community.
_________________
The Arrow Over the Door (1998):
about which Jonathan Hunt has already said:
left I also wanted to put in a good word for The Arrow Over the Door which is the
story, told in alternate chapters by Quaker and Abenaki Indian boys, of a
peaceful meeting between their respective groups. It's set during the
American Revolution and makes references to the complexity of the relations
that existed between various Indian nations and European nations.
Between Earth and Sky: Legends of Native American Sacred Places (1996)
A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull (1995)
The Boy Who Lived with the Bears and Other Iroquois Stories (1996)
Children of the Longhouse (1996)
about which Jonathan Hunt has already said:
left,out,out,out,out I really liked Children of the Longhouse which provided a window into Iroquois
society. It takes place before the arrival of the Europeans and I found it
refreshing not to have to read about the conflict between the two groups
which characterizes many books with Native themes (and rightfully so, but this
was a nice change-up).
out,out,out,out Dawn Land (1993)
Dog People: Native Dog Stories
Eagle Song (1997) (another rare contemporary novel like My Heart is a Chief)
The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feed: Native America Poems of the Land
(1998)
Faithful Hunter: Abenaki Stories (1994)
The First Strawberries: a Cherokee Story (1998)
Flying with the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear: Stories from Native North America (1993)
Four Ancestors: Stories, Songs, Poems from Native North America (1996)
Fox Song (1997)
The Girl Who Married the Moon: Tales from Native North America (1996)
Gluskabe and the Four Wishes (1995)
The Great Ball Game: A Muskogee Story (1994)
Keeper of Life: Discovering Plants Through Native American Stories and Art Activities for Children (1997)
Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children (1997)
Keepers of the Earth; Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children (1997)
Keepers of the Night: Native America Stories and Nocturnal Activities for Children (1994)
Lasting Echoes: An Oral History of Native American People (1999)
Many Nations: An Alphabet of Native America (1998)
Native America Gardening: Stories, Projects and Recipes for Families
(1996)
the Native American Sweat Lodge: History and Legends (1993)
Raven Tells Stories: An Anthology of Alaskan Native Writing (1994)
Return of the Suns: Native American Tales of the Northeast Woodlands
(1990)
Roots of Survival: Native American Storytelling and the Sacred (1996)
The Story of the Milky Way: a Cherokee Tale 91994)
Survival This Way: Interviews with American Indian Poets 1990)
Tell Me a Tale: a Book about Storytelling (1997)
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back" A Native America Year of Moons (199)
The Circle of Thanks (1996)
The Trail of Tears (1999)
Turtle Meat and Other Stories
Wind Eagle and Other Abenaki Stories (1994)
When the Chenoo Howls: Native America Tales of Terror (1998)
________
Perhaps, also, some of you have read Bruchac's short essays in Through Indian Eyes "Storytelling and
the Sacred: On the Uses of Native American Stories: and "Thanking the Bird: Native American Upbringing and
the Natural World."
__________
Please share your thoughts and experiences on any of these writings (or on any previous matters in this
month's discussion). What comments did these elicit from children? What affect did reading any of these have
on your own thoughts and approaches?
Jump in.
Eliza
_________________________________________________________
Eliza T. Dresang, Associate Professor
School of Information Studies/ Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306!00
e-mail: edresang at mailer.fsu.edu
Phone: 850 644 5877 (w) FAX: 850 644 9763 (w)
Received on Mon 18 Oct 1999 09:30:03 AM CDT
