Momto6inIN Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) I'd like my 3rd grader to read some good retellings of Native American folklore as we go through early American history ... any suggestions? She has a pretty good reading level, but if they were a little bit advanced and we needed to do them as a read aloud, that would be good too. I did a search of this site and all it came up with was some suggestions for high school Native American studies. TIA! ETA: Just realized that "myths" is probably not the best word to use. Changed title and question to "folklore" to better reflect my meaning. Sorry to any I offended! Edited August 30, 2016 by Momto5inIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 We have this book and enjoyed it. It is not tribe-specific. It reads like Aesop's fables. It seems that the coyote is a common trickster figure, like Anansi the Spider in Africa. If you put "coyote stories" into amazon, you get a lot. https://smile.amazon.com/Coyote-Native-American-Folk-Tales/dp/0933553013/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1472564486&sr=8-3&keywords=joe+hayes+coyote Also, don't worry about "myths"; it is a good term for any culture's origin stories. It isn't derogatory. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Dancing Teepees-- poetry Van Laan, In a Circle Long Ago The Rough Face Girl. Illustrated by David Shannon, who has illustrated several other NA tales -- Powerful, bold illustrations. Paul Goble has many excellent retellings of NA stories. We have many of his books, enjoyed all of them. Good list http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/nativeamericans.html ETA Check out you tube -- Google Native American stories kids. Edited August 30, 2016 by Alessandra 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 We have been reading The World Before This One, by Rafe Martin as a read-aloud. It is a clever combination of Seneca (northeast U.S.) myths combined into a longer story. We are half way through, so far very enjoyable. I was looking for pre-contact stories and not having much luck until I stumbled on this in the non-fiction area. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) We have been reading The World Before This One, by Rafe Martin as a read-aloud. It is a clever combination of Seneca (northeast U.S.) myths combined into a longer story. We are half way through, so far very enjoyable. I was looking for pre-contact stories and not having much luck until I stumbled on this in the non-fiction area. Rafe Martin is the author of Rough Face Girl that I mentioned above. He and Shannon also collaborated on The Boy Who Lived with Seals. Are you familiar with Encounter, by Jane Yolen. An antidote to Columbus. The video series 500 Nations is powerful and moving. Iirc, much of the first disk is pre-European. And the BBC Atlas of the World Series is superb on North America -- there is a lot on NA before Europeans. It covers not just physical geography, but people too. ETA Just put your The World Before in my Amazon cart. Edited August 30, 2016 by Alessandra 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 (edited) For some reason I'm not able to "like" these responses ... but I like them!!! Heading off to Amazon now :) ETA: This board is so bad for my bank account. Just bought 3 Paul Goble books for my 3rd grader and the World Before This One for my 7th grader. But amazon thanks you lol Edited August 30, 2016 by Momto5inIN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Fantastic thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmyboys Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Rafe Martin is the author of Rough Face Girl that I mentioned above. He and Shannon also collaborated on The Boy Who Lived with Seals. Are you familiar with Encounter, by Jane Yolen. An antidote to Columbus. The video series 500 Nations is powerful and moving. Iirc, much of the first disk is pre-European. And the BBC Atlas of the World Series is superb on North America -- there is a lot on NA before Europeans. It covers not just physical geography, but people too. ETA Just put your The World Before in my Amazon cart. What age would you say the 500 nations is good for? Is third grade too young? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmyboys Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 If you use your library, I believe the search term is Indians of North America folklore. I used to always put in "native Americans" but it is not catalogued like that so it wouldn't give me all the results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I would begin with Joseph Bruchac: http://josephbruchac.com/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I would begin with Joseph Bruchac: http://josephbruchac.com/ How could I have forgotten him? He is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) What age would you say the 500 nations is good for? Is third grade too young?Third grade might be too young, IMO. Iirc, the first disc details what the Spaniards did in Hispaniola. I found it pretty sobering. Personally, I would wait till at least middle school age. Ymmv. The series is superb, but you should probably preview first. There is also a book (adult level) based on the series. In third grade, my DC were reading Bobbie Kalman and other picture books about various tribes. A wonderful book for third grade level -- perhaps as a read aloud is Standing in the Light. It is part of the Dear America series and tells the story of a Pennsylvania girl captured by the Lenape during the French and Indian War. It is based on a real life person who, as an adult, was an early advocate for Indian rights. The author, iifrc, is Mary Pope Osborne -- the book is well written. It made a lasting impression on dd around 3rd or 4th grade. Edited August 31, 2016 by Alessandra 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busymama7 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 (edited) Third grade might be too young, IMO. Iirc, the first disc details what the Spaniards did in Hispaniola. I found it pretty sobering. Personally, I would wait till at least middle school age. Ymmv. The series is superb, but you should probably preview first. There is also a book (adult level) based on the series. In third grade, my DC were reading Bobbie Kalman and other picture books about various tribes. A wonderful book for third grade level -- perhaps as a read aloud is Into the Light. It is part of the Dear America series and tells the story of a Pennsylvania girl captured by the Lenape during the French and Indian War. It is based on a real life person who, as an adult, was an early advocate for Indian rights. The author, iifrc, is Mary Pope Osborne -- the book is well written. It made a lasting impression on dd around 3rd or 4th grade. . Looks like the correct tittle might be Standing in the Light? Can you confirm please? Edited August 31, 2016 by busymama7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 . Looks like the correct tittle might be Standing in the Light? Can you confirm please? Yes, you are absolutely right. Changed my original post. THX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 If you use your library, I believe the search term is Indians of North America folklore. I used to always put in "native Americans" but it is not catalogued like that so it wouldn't give me all the results. Thank you for this tip! This is why I couldn't find anything at my library and all that came up were fact books about the different tribes (970 in the dewey decimal system). The books I'm looking for were in folklore (398 in the dewey decimal system). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 I would begin with Joseph Bruchac: http://josephbruchac.com/ I have Code Talker for when we get to WWII, but didn't realize he has other books too. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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