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Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen thousand years before Europeans stepped foot in the Americas, people had already spread from tip to tip and coast to coast. Like all humans, these Native Americans sought to understand their place in the universe, the nature of their relationship with the divine, and the origin of the world into which their ancestors had emerged.
Author
Publisher
Fulcrum Pub
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Night is more than just a period of time between sunset and sunrise. In Native cultures nighttime is a crucial part of the Great Circle and balance in the universe, and Keepers of the Night features Native wisdom to help young people learn valuable lessons about the natural world.
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the suspenseful, shocking, ultimately inspirational tale of two old women abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter famine. Though these women have been known to complain more than contribute, they now must either survive on their own or die trying. In simple but vivid detail, Velma Wallis depicts...
17) Las dos ancianas
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Basada en una leyenda india atabasca transmitida durante muchas generaciones de madres a hijas en el valle superior del río Yukon en Alaska, esta es la historia llena de suspenso, impactante y, en última instancia, inspiradora, de dos ancianas abandonadas por su tribu durante una brutal hambruna invernal.
Aunque se sabe que estas mujeres se quejan más que contribuyen, ahora deben sobrevivir solas o morir en el intento. Con detalles simples pero...
19) Native American stories for kids: 12 traditional stories from Indigenous tribes across North America
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape. What sets this book apart from other Native American books for kids: Tales from 12 tribes--Kids will embark on a literary adventure with 12 stories from tribes around America, exploring lore about how the mountain Denali formed, why the...
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