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From: Nancy Lemke <bookhandler>
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 11:49:24 -0700
Here are my favorites, most from very small publishers:
Grandmother's Christmas Story, a True Quechan Indian Story by Richard Red Hawk, Sierra Oaks Publishing. In 1851 the Quechan people of southeast California were tired of settlers and soldiers taking their land, and planned to go to war. A Native child saves the situation. True story exquisitely told. Shows the true meaning of Christmas, so great to read that time of year. Small picture book format.
Indians of the Oaks by Melicent Lee, San Diego Museum of Man. Third-grade teachers here read out loud these two ethnographically accurate stories of the Kumeyaay. One is about a settler boy taken in by the Kumeyaay, and the other follows an herb woman and her daughter. Details of life are excellent.
Grass Games and Moon Races by Jeannine Gendar, Heyday Books. Nothing humanizes Native American children of the past for modern children as much as learning about and playing the games they played. This is a great collection of games and toys of California Indians.
The Chumash Through a Child's Eyes by John Wilcox, Shoreline Press. This picture book shows a Chumash child of the past doing a simple activity like eating breakfast on one page, and a modern child doing the same thing in the modern world on the opposite page. Limited text. Simple, colorful illustrations make this good for younger kids.
The Last Stronghold, A Story of the Modoc Indian War, by Harriett M. Luger, Linnet. A terrific YA novel that sensitively and evenly shows the horrors of war no matter what side you are on. The three main characters are teenage boys--one a Modoc, one a settler, one an immigrant soldier. This is one of my favorites that doesn't sell well, but it certainly is good.
And I'll quickly remention form my posting yesterday Waheenee, an Indian Girl's Story told by herself to Gilbert L. Wilson, Bison Books, and The Flight of Red Bird, The Life of Zitkala-Sa, Puffin. Both are excellent primary resources from remarkable Native women.
Nancy Lemke
Received on Mon 01 Nov 1999 12:49:24 PM CST
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 11:49:24 -0700
Here are my favorites, most from very small publishers:
Grandmother's Christmas Story, a True Quechan Indian Story by Richard Red Hawk, Sierra Oaks Publishing. In 1851 the Quechan people of southeast California were tired of settlers and soldiers taking their land, and planned to go to war. A Native child saves the situation. True story exquisitely told. Shows the true meaning of Christmas, so great to read that time of year. Small picture book format.
Indians of the Oaks by Melicent Lee, San Diego Museum of Man. Third-grade teachers here read out loud these two ethnographically accurate stories of the Kumeyaay. One is about a settler boy taken in by the Kumeyaay, and the other follows an herb woman and her daughter. Details of life are excellent.
Grass Games and Moon Races by Jeannine Gendar, Heyday Books. Nothing humanizes Native American children of the past for modern children as much as learning about and playing the games they played. This is a great collection of games and toys of California Indians.
The Chumash Through a Child's Eyes by John Wilcox, Shoreline Press. This picture book shows a Chumash child of the past doing a simple activity like eating breakfast on one page, and a modern child doing the same thing in the modern world on the opposite page. Limited text. Simple, colorful illustrations make this good for younger kids.
The Last Stronghold, A Story of the Modoc Indian War, by Harriett M. Luger, Linnet. A terrific YA novel that sensitively and evenly shows the horrors of war no matter what side you are on. The three main characters are teenage boys--one a Modoc, one a settler, one an immigrant soldier. This is one of my favorites that doesn't sell well, but it certainly is good.
And I'll quickly remention form my posting yesterday Waheenee, an Indian Girl's Story told by herself to Gilbert L. Wilson, Bison Books, and The Flight of Red Bird, The Life of Zitkala-Sa, Puffin. Both are excellent primary resources from remarkable Native women.
Nancy Lemke
Received on Mon 01 Nov 1999 12:49:24 PM CST
