IceFairy Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 DS(6) is loving books on Indians back in the days of the Pilgrims. We have studied Pocohantas and are finishing Squanto. What are some other age appropriate books on Indians he might enjoy??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Check out the "If You Lived With the..." series. They have books on the Hopi, Navaho, Northwest Coast, Sioux, Cherokee, and Iroquois tribes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 You might enjoy doing some of the projects from More Than Moccasins (Carlson). Not many I can think of involving Native Americans AND pilgrims (early 1600s)... These are 17th/18th centuries, but no pilgrims: - Om-Kas-Toe (by Thomasa) - The Birchbark House (Erdrich) - Children of the Long House (Bruhac) -- and others by this author General info books for early elementary: - North American Indians (Gorsine) - Meet the North American Indians (Payne) Picture books (sometimes in the art style of the particular Native American tribe):- picture books by Paul Goble- picture books of legends of different tribes by Terri Cohlene, Gerald McDermott, and others- Last Leaf, First Snowflake -- beautiful, poetic picture book The readers can easily be read-alouds if they are above your DC's solo reading level: Readers -- grade 1 level - Small Wolf (Benchley) - Sacajawea (Milton) - Sitting Bull (Penner) - The Warrior Maiden (Schecter) -- Hopi girl Readers -- grade 2 level- Squanto (Bulla)- Pocahontas (Bulla)- Tikta'liktak (Houston) -- legend of an Inuit-Alaskan man stranded on an ice floe Readers -- grade 3-4 level -- biography series byTroll publishers:- Sequoyah: Cherokee Hero (Oppenheim)- Osceola: Seminole Warrior (Oppenheim)- Black Hawk: Frontier Warrior (Oppenheim)- Tecumseh: Shawnee War Chief (Fleischer)- Sitting Bull: Warrior of the Sioux (Fleischer) - Sacajawea: Wilderness Guide (Jassem) - Squanto: The Pilgrim Adventure (Jassem) - Chief Joseph, Leader of Destiny (Jassem) - Pocahontas: Girl of Jamestown (Jassem)Reader -- grade 4 level:- Om-Kas-Toe (Thomasa) -- Blackfoot boy tames a horse for his tribe- Naya Nuki: The Shoshone Girl Who Ran (Thomasa) -- true story of a friend of Sacajawea who escaped her Indian captors and journeyed 1000 to reach - Sequoyah and Cherokee Alphabet (Cwiklik) -- biography Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 You might also find some websites on Native Americans that he might be able to enjoy :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymonster Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 We did the History Pockets on Native Americans, and my sons loved it. They are 8 and 4, and it was the perfect level for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Indian in the Cupboard. Okay, it's a novel, it's fun, everyone should read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katydid Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Holling C. Holling has an out of print book called The Book of Indians which we love. It tells the story of a different fictional boy and girl from four different regions of North America. It's not what I would call comprehensive as it doesn't mention specific tribe names, but it does a good job of showing what life might have been like for the tribes in those different areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristinannie Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Holling C. Holling has an out of print book called The Book of Indians which we love. It tells the story of a different fictional boy and girl from four different regions of North America. It's not what I would call comprehensive as it doesn't mention specific tribe names, but it does a good job of showing what life might have been like for the tribes in those different areas. I agree. My kids love this book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Warning that I haven't yet read this recent purchase, but I got this *pretty much new* version from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/USKids-History-American-Indians-School/dp/0316222089 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Here is a website regarding books written by authors that are actually Native American. http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/diversity/native_am/nat_lit/nat_lit_front.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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