Children's Literature
that Reflects
Native American Cultures
 
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The books contained in this list represent children's literature currently available and are not necessarily recommended by the author of this site for multicultural studies.  If you find books on this page that you feel do not accurately represent Native Americans, please email me and let me know your objections.  Thank you.

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Where the Buffaloes Begin
                     by Olaf Baker, Stephen Gammell (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 44 pages Reprint edition (November 1985)
                     Viking Pr; ISBN: 0140505601

I'm in Charge of Celebrations (Aladdin Picture Books)
                     by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback Reprint edition (October 1995)
                     Aladdin Paperbacks; ISBN: 0689806205

Hawk, I'm Your Brother
                     by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 44 pages Reprint edition (December 1986)
                     Aladdin Paperbacks; ISBN: 0689711026

The Desert Is Theirs
                     by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages (April 1987)
                     Aladdin Paperbacks; ISBN: 0689711050

The Table Where Rich People Sit
                     by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages Reprint edition (July 1998)
                     Aladdin Paperbacks; ISBN: 0689820089

The Way to Start a Day
                     by Byrd Baylor, Peter Parnall (Illustrator)
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                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 32 pages (July 1978)
                     Atheneum; ISBN: 0684156512

When Clay Sings
                     by Byrd Baylor, Tom Bahti (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding (July 1987)
                     Atheneum; ISBN: 0684188295

A Boy Called Slow : The True Story of Sitting Bull
                     by Joseph Bruchac, Rocco Baviera (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 1 pages (March 1995)
                     Philomel Books; ISBN: 0399226923

Between Earth and Sky : Legends of Native American Sacred Places
                     by Joseph Bruchac, Thomas Locker (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 32 pages (April 1996)
                     Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0152000429

Many Nations : An Alphabet of Native America
                     by Joseph Bruchac, Robert F. Goetzl (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages (September 1998)
                     Troll Assoc; ISBN: 0816744602

The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet : Native American Poems of the Land
                     by Joseph Bruchac, Thomas Locker (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages (September 1998)
                     Paper Star; ISBN: 069811647X

Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back : A Native American Year of Moons
                     by Joseph Bruchac, Jonathan London (Editor), Thomas Locker (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 1 pages (March 1992)
                     Philomel Books; ISBN: 0399221417
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The Education of Little Tree (A Zia Book)
                     by Forrest Carter, Rennard Strickland
                     Paperback - 216 pages Reprint edition (August 1986)
                     University of New Mexico Press; ISBN: 0826308791

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The Worry Stone
                     by Marianna Dengler, Sibyl Graber Gerig (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Hardcover - 40 pages (September 1996)
                     Rising Moon; ISBN: 0873586425

The Legend of the Bluebonnet
                     by Tomie De Paola (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback Reissue edition (April 1996)
                     Paper Star; ISBN: 0698113594

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
                     by Tomie De Paola (Editor)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 40 pages (May 1988)
                     Putnam Pub Group Juv; ISBN: 0399215344

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Light of the Feather : A Teacher's Journey into Native American Classrooms
                     and Culture
                     by Mick Fedullo
                     Paperback Reprint edition (October 1993)
                     Anchor; ISBN: 038547136X

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Iktomi and the Berries : A Plains Indian Story
                     by Paul Goble (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback (August 1992)
                     Orchard Books; ISBN: 0531070298

The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
                     by Paul Goble
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages Reissue edition (March 1993)
                     Aladdin Paperbacks; ISBN: 0689716966

The Village of Round and Square Houses
                     by Ann Grifalconi
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding (May 1986)
                     Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd); ISBN: 0316328626

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In My Mother's House
                     by Ann Nolan Clark, Velino Herrara (Illustrator), Nolan Ann Clark
                     Reading level: All Ages
                     Hardcover Reissue edition (May 1991)
                     Viking Pr; ISBN: 0670839175

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Brother Eagle, Sister Sky : A Message from Chief Seattle
                     by Susan Jeffers (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Hardcover - 1 pages (September 1991)
                     Dial Books for Young Readers; ISBN: 0803709692

Hiawatha (Picture Puffins)
                     by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Susan Jeffers (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback Reprint edition (October 1996)
                     Puffin; ISBN: 0140558829

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Fire Race : A Karuk Coyote Tale About How Fire Came to the People
                     by Jonathan London, Lanny Pinola, Sylvia Long (Illustrator), Julian Lang (Photographer)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Hardcover - 40 pages (June 1993)
                     Chronicle Books; ISBN: 0811802418

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And Still the Turtle Watched (Picture Puffins)
                     by Sheila MacGill-Callahan, Barry Moser (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback Reprint edition (November 1996)
                     Puffin; ISBN: 0140558365

Knots on a Counting Rope
                     by  Bill Martin, Jr.,  John Archambault (Contributor), Ted Rand (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 32 pages Reprint edition
                     (October 1987)
                     Henry Holt & Company, Inc.; ISBN: 0805005714

Arrow to the Sun : A Pueblo Indian Tale
                     by Gerald McDermott
                     Reading level: Ages 9-12
                     Paperback Reprint edition (February 1977)
                     Viking Pr; ISBN: 0140502114

Coyote : A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
                     by Gerald McDermott (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding 1 edition (October 1994)
                     Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0152207244

Raven : A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
                     by Gerald McDermott
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding (April 1993)
                     Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0152656618

Annie and the Old One
                     by Miska Miles, Peter Parnall (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding (July 1972)
                     Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd); ISBN: 0316571172

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The Dog Who Walked With God
                     by Michael J. Rosen, Stan Fellows (Illustrator), stanley Fellows
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 40 pages 1 edition (April 1998)
                     Candlewick Pr; ISBN: 0763604704

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The Story of Jumping Mouse
                     by John Steptoe
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Hardcover (January 1985)
                     Lothrop Lee & Shepard; ISBN: 0688019021

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