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The Pawnee (Indians of North America, Heritage Edition Ser.)
By Theresa Jensen Lacey. 2006
History of the seminomadic Pawnee Indians, made up of four bands--the Chauis, Kitkahahkis, Pitahawiratas, and Skidis--and their move to Oklahoma…
from their Kansas/Nebraska homeland. Discusses their traditional lifestyle and their desire to reclaim their heritage. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2006The Zuni (Indians of North America, Heritage Edition Ser.)
By Nancy Bonvillain. 2006
History of the Zuni, who have lived in New Mexico since the eighth century. Discusses the tribe's early culture based…
on corn, interactions with the Spanish in the sixteenth century, and ongoing autonomy. Describes their religious ceremonies and pottery and silver-jewelry craftsmanship. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2006Skywalkers: Mohawk ironworkers build the city
By David Weitzman. 2010
Pays tribute to Mohawk ironworkers, who have worked high in the air building skyscrapers and bridges for more than a…
century. Examines the myth of the fearless, sure-footed Indian. Covers Mohawk history, the 1907 Quebec Bridge disaster, and the Empire State Building's construction. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2010The Hopi (Indians of North America, Revised Ser.)
By Nancy Bonvillain. 2005
History of the Hopi Indians, descendants of the Pueblo people, who reside in northeastern Arizona. Discusses their traditional beliefs, religious…
ceremonies, farming methods, and sheep herding. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005The Teton Sioux (Indians of North America Ser.)
By Nancy Bonvillain. 2005
History of the Teton Sioux or "dwellers of the prairie," who live in North and South Dakota. Discusses their eighteenth-century…
migration from Minnesota, adaptation from a farming to a nomadic lifestyle, and endeavors to maintain traditions by raising buffalo. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005Lincoln's flying spies: Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War balloon corps
By Gail Jarrow. 2010
Discusses the feats of the hot-air balloonists who provided information on the Confederate army to Union generals during the Civil…
War. Explains how Thaddeus Lowe and his fellow aeronauts counted troops and artillery and created maps while being shot at from the ground. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2010Birchbark brigade: a fur trade history
By Cris Peterson. 2009
Discusses three hundred years of North American frontier trade between European explorers with manufactured goods and Indians with animal pelts.…
Traces the growth of trading companies. Describes the traders' living conditions and the large birch-bark canoes they used for transportation. For grades 5-8. 2009The Comanche (Indians of North America, Revised Ser.)
By Willard H. Rollings. 2005
History of the Comanche Indians, who acquired horses from the Spanish and ruled the southern plains and vast herds of…
buffalo. Discusses modern life on a reservation in southwestern Oklahoma, where the tribe preserves its heritage. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005The Choctaw (Indians of North America Ser.)
By Jesse O. McKee. 2005
History of the Choctaw, one of the first tribes forced to resettle in Oklahoma. Discusses the modern-day economics and business…
practices of both the Oklahoma Choctaw and those who remained in their Mississippi homeland after receiving U.S. citizenship in 1830. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005The Arapaho (Indians of North America, Heritage Edition Ser.)
By Loretta Fowler. 2006
History and modern life of the Arapaho Indians, who divided after moving from the Great Lakes region. Discusses the Southern…
Arapaho, who live alongside the Cheyenne in Oklahoma, and the Northern Arapaho, who share a reservation with the Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2006The Cherokees (Indians of North America Ser.)
By Theda Perdue. 2005
History of the Cherokee Indians, who were originally from southern Appalachia but were forcibly removed to Oklahoma and North Carolina…
reservations. Discusses the Trail of Tears, differences between eastern and western tribes, and Sequoyah (ca. 1770-1843), the man who invented the Cherokee alphabet. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005The Blackfeet (Indians of North America, Heritage Edition Ser.)
By Theresa Jensen Lacey. 2006
History of the three tribes--the Siksika, the Blood, and the Piegan--who belong to the Blackfeet Nation. Discusses their near demise…
from smallpox in the mid-1800s and modern efforts to preserve their native culture and language in northwestern Montana. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2006The Cheyenne (Indians of North America, Heritage Edition Ser.)
By Stan Hoig, Paul Rosier, Stan Edward Hoig. 2006
History of the Great Plains Indians, the Cheyenne. Discusses their involvement in the 1864 Sand Creek massacre and the 1876…
battle of the Little Bighorn. Describes the Sun Dance and its significance and covers reservation life in Montana and Oklahoma. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2006The buffalo and the Indians: a shared destiny
By Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, William Muñoz By. 2006
Examines the interdependence of buffalo and Native Americans, who hold the animals sacred. Discusses historical Indian hunting methods, European settlers'…
slaughter of the herds, and the consequences on native culture. Links the modern revival of indigenous traditions with conservation of the buffalo. Includes tribal tales. For grades 4-7. 2006Lafayette and the American Revolution
By Russell Freedman. 2010
Biography of the marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), who as a teenager defied orders from the King of France and joined…
the American Revolution. Describes the military skills Lafayette gained in battle, his lifelong friendship with George Washington, and his fight for democracy during the French Revolution. For grades 5-8. 2010Liberty or death: the surprising story of runaway slaves who sided with the British during the American Revolution
By Margaret Whitman Blair, Margaret Blair. 2010
Considers the incongruity of America's beginnings--a war for independence proclaimed by slave owners. Follows the slaves who, lured by a…
promise of freedom and land, joined the British against the colonists. Covers the plight of the freed black loyalists who moved to Africa and Canada. For grades 5-8. 2010Disasters: natural and man-made catastrophes through the centuries
By Brenda Z. Guiberson. 2010
Discusses smallpox in the New World, the 1871 Chicago fire, 1889 Johnstown flood, 1906 San Francisco earthquake, 1911 Triangle factory…
fire, 1912 Titanic sinking, 1918 flu pandemic, 1930s Dust Bowl, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and 2005 Hurricane Katrina. For grades 6-9. 2010Discusses the contributions of African Americans who were doctors, ministers, poets, sailors, and soldiers during the founding of our nation.…
Corresponding activities include preparing pepper pot soup and firecakes; writing a newspaper and a petition to the government; and adding a verse to "Yankee Doodle." For grades 4-7. 2010Poop happened!: a history of the world from the bottom up
By Sarah Albee, Robert Leighton. 2010
Examines the history of a basic human function--eliminating bodily wastes--from the dawn of western civilization to the twenty-first century. Discusses…
people's daily lives, some disgusting jobs, home and street sanitation, toilets, and the consequences of improper sewage handling, such as disease, grisly deaths, and plagues. For grades 5-8. 2010American archeology uncovers the Dutch colonies (American archaeology)
By Lois Miner Huey. 2010
Discusses archaeological finds at sites in New York and Delaware colonized by the Dutch between 1609 and 1664. Explains what…
scientists have learned from the garbage of ordinary settlers who lived in forts, towns, and farms. For grades 4-7. 2010