3.+Literature+List

**Nicole**

__1. Book of the American Indians__ Author: Marlene Smith-Baranzini and Howard Egger-Bovet The ways this book is separated is by regions. Each regional chapter talks about the tribes that lived in that region and their culture. For each region there is a activity you could do to resemble something that the Native Americans had. For example, one of the activities is make a Morache.

__2. Native American Legends__ Author: George E. Lankford Unlike usual books that are informative this book is more for entertainment and to get a look at what Native Americans thought. This book consists of folktales from different tribes. There are 131 tales in this book. The two different topics of the tales are “The ways of the world” and “Adventures”.

__3. Native Americans__ Author: Dr. David Hurst Thomas and Lorann Pendleton This book is really great for kids. It talks about all Native Americans and each page is a different topic. Why I love this book and feel that it is great for kids is the fact that the pages are all mostly pictures. The pictures consist of artifacts and people during the time. Next to each picture is a caption about it. The book is colorful and you can definitely get a sense of the Native American culture by just looking at it. This would be good for ELL student because they can learn by just looking at the pictures.

__4. The Seminole__ Author: Merwyn S. Garbarino The information in this book is only about the Seminole Indians. This tribe was located in Florida and that is why I chose this book. It talks about their way of life and how it changed over time because of the Europeans. There are maps and pictures. The pictures are of the Seminole tribe and artifacts during that time frame.

**Serena**

//1. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message// By Chief Jake Swamp <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Illustrated by Erwin Printup Jr. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> This is a picture book on how Native Americans start their day each morning by giving thanks to the world and for all living things. The book is based on the Thanksgiving Address, which is an ancient message of peace and appreciation of Mother Earth and all of her inhabitants. It begins with the thanking of life, to the thanking of the lands, for food, the moon, and so on.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//2. Circle of Wonder: A Native American Christmas Story// <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">By N. Scott Momaday <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> This book is based on the author’s own memories growing up, and his first Christmas celebrated at age 12 in Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico. The story is about a poor, mute boy named Tolo, and the intimate relationship that he had once shared with his now passed Grandfather. Tolo finds himself and his grandfather in the lands of the wilderness, and in that, his voice and who he truly is.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//3. North American Indian// <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">By David Murdoch <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Photographed by Lynton Gardiner <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> This is a book in the series of Eyewitness Books, and was written in association with the American Museum of Natural History. This book is rich in informational facts about Native Americans, and is bursting with color and pictures on every page.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. Native American Resource Box <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> THIS IS A GREAT RESOURCE FOUND IN THE CMC! It’s in great condition, and is filled with brand new items! It has two dry erase boards, six writing prompt cards with a wood stand, ten photo cards, ten reading comprehension cards, a tepee, a totem pole, two ankle dance bells, a wooden canoe, and a teacher’s guide. This is an amazing, hands-on resource for the classroom!


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Michael **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Native Americans-by Gallimard Jeunesse, Ute Fuhr, and Raoul Sautai. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This book has many different comparison and contrasting facts between the Native Americans when they lived here and when the Europeans came and took over the land. It talks about the way the Indians used to live, eat, and sleep. The book also explains more about how the Indians communicated with each other from far away and when other people were not around, they could leave little markers to let other Indians know which way to go if they needed to meet up with the tribe.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. Seya’s Song- by Ron Hirschi <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This book is about a little girl from an Indian tribe who speaks S’Klallam. The book is filled with many dew words that are in the S’Klallam dialect and allows other students to learn how t says the words and what they mean. It is a very useful book when teaching ESOL students because it is something different than the English language and allows them to connect with the other students so they are all on the same level of learning new words.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. The Very First Americans- by Cara Ashrose <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This book is about all different types of Native American tribes throughout the North American continent. It went into further detail as to what were some of the more pronounced ways of living. For example, in the southwest, the Hopi Indians would live in on the sides of caves. They would build holes in their roofs instead of doors to keep themselves protected. Ant when they wanted it to rain, they would dance around while holding snakes in their mouths!

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. Native American Indians- by Maria and Douglas Gorsline <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This book is a more detailed point of view into the Native American culture back in the early ages of our country. An interesting fact about the Seminole Indians was their main chief’s name was Osceola. The assinboin tribesmen were one of the first people to create sleds for traveling in the snow. The Mandan’s were one of the first Plains tribes to use horses. This book also contained a set of images of Native American sign language symbols for the students to learn.

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