Joseph Bruchac
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Amplify Indigenous Voices
Green Mountain Book Fest 2023 Youth/Teen
Native American Heritage Month
Poetry Month
Green Mountain Book Fest 2023 Youth/Teen
Native American Heritage Month
Poetry Month
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In Native American legend, the thirteen scales n Old Turtle's back hold the key to the thrieteen cycles of the moon and changing seasons. These lyrical poems and striking paintings celebrate the wonder of the seasons of the year from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux.
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Chronicles the life and experiences of Sacajawea, the young Shoshone woman who acted as guide on the famous Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804, told in the voices of Sacajawea and William Clark in alternating chapters, with selections from Clark's original diaries.
4) Skeleton man
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English
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After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care of a strange "great-uncle," Molly must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety and maybe even for her life.
6) Rez dogs
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English
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"Twelve-year-old Malian lives with her grandparents on a Wabanaki reservation during the COVID-19 pandemic"--Provided by publisher.
10) Eagle song
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English
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After moving from a Mohawk reservation to Brooklyn, New York, eight-year-old Danny Bigtree encounters stereotypes about his Native American heritage.
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
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When Bear and Brown Squirrel have a disagreement about whether Bear can stop the sun from rising, Brown Squirrel ends up with claw marks on his back and becomes Chipmunk, the striped one.
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Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
231 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.
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"Ely S. Parker (1828-1895) is one of the most unique, but little-known figures in US history. A member of the Seneca, an Iroquois nation, Parker was an attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. Raised on a reservation but schooled at a Catholic institution, he learned English at a young age and became an interpreter for his people. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a lieutenant colonel and was the primary draftsman of the terms...
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1995
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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English
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When cornmeal is stolen from an elderly couple, the others in a Cherokee village find a way to drive off the thief, creating the Milky Way in the process.
17) The powwow dog
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Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm.
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English
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Follow along as twins Jamie and Marie spend their summer visiting powwows with their grandparents. When a dog steals food and disappears will the twins be able to solve the mystery on where the dog went?
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Reycraft Books, an imprint and trademark of Newmark Learning, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First hardcover/paperback edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follow the twins, Jamie and Marie, as they follow the treasure map that was given to them by a old family friend.
19) The powwow thief
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Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First hardcover/paperback edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twins Jamie and Marie Longbow are excited about spending the summer with their grandparents, traveling from powwow to powwow selling goods they helped make. But when their grandmother's necklace goes missing, it's up to the twins to solve the mystery.
20) Two roads
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"It's 1932, and twelve-year-old Cal Black and his pop have been riding the rails for a year after losing their farm in the Great Depression. Cal likes being a "knight of the road" with Pop, even if they're broke. But then Pop has to go to Washington, D.C.--and Cal can't go with him. So Pop tells Cal something he never knew before: He's a Creek Indian, which means Cal is, too. And Pop has decided to send Cal to Challagi Indian School, a government...