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When the Stars Came Home
By Brittany Luby. 2023
Published to rave reviews, here is a heartwarming look at how the comfort of tradition and story can create a…
true sense of belonging, told through an Indigenous lens. When Ojiig moves to the city with his family, he misses everything they left behind. Most of all, he misses the sparkling night sky. Without the stars watching over him, he feels lost. His parents try to help, but nothing seems to work. Not glow-in-the-dark sticker stars, not a star-shaped nightlight. But then they have a new idea for how to make Ojiig feel better — a special quilt stitched through with family stories that will wrap Ojiig in the warmth of knowing who he is and where he came from. Join this irresistible family as they discover the power of story and tradition to make a new place feel like home.The fox wife
By Beatrice Deer. 2021
One cloudless night, a fox falls to earth and comes across a family of humans. As the seasons change and…
they move their camp, she follows them, growing ever more intrigued by human ways—and especially by the oldest son, Irniq. When Irniq grows older and sets out hunting on his own, he is surprised to enter his tent one day and find the lamp lit, the tea made... and a strange woman who says she is his wife. Tired of being alone, Irniq welcomes the woman. But soon he grows curious and cannot stop himself from asking too many questions. Where did the fox pelt hanging in their tent come from? And why did the fox that had been following him suddenly disappear? Based on award-winning musician Beatrice Deer's powerful song "Fox," this graphic novel reinterprets a traditional Inuit story for a new generationThe giant bear: An inuit folktale
By Jose Angutinngurniq. 2021
One of the most terrifying creatures to be found in traditional Inuit stories is the nanurluk, a massive bear the…
size of an iceberg that lives under the sea ice. Its monstrous size and ice-covered fur make it an almost impenetrable foe. But when a lone hunter spots the breathing hole of the nanurluk on the sea ice near his iglu, he quickly uses his quick thinking and excellent hunting skills to hatch a plan to outsmart the deadly bear. Jose Angutingunrik, a gifted storyteller and respected elder from Kugaaruk, Nunavut, brings to life a story of the great nanurluk that has been told in the Kugaaruk region for generationsTrophy buck (Wilderness ridge)
By Art Coulson. 2022
Yossel's journey
By Kathryn Lasky. 2022
"Yossel, along with his family, flees anti-Jewish Russian pogroms in the late nineteenth century and settles in the American Southwest…
where he forges a friendship with Thomas, a Native American Navajo boy." -- Provided by publisherKeepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story
By Anthony Perry, Danielle Greendeer, Alexis Bunten. 2022
In this Wampanoag story told in a Native tradition, two kids from the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe learn the story of…
Weeâchumun (corn) and the first Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving story that most Americans know celebrates the Pilgrims. But without members of the Wampanoag tribe who already lived on the land where the Pilgrims settled, the Pilgrims would never have made it through their first winter. And without Weeâchumun (corn), the Native people wouldn't have helped. An important picture book honoring both the history and tradition that surrounds the story of the first Thanksgiving.Winter's Gifts (An Indigenous Celebration of Nature)
By Kaitlin B. Curtice. 2023
A vibrantly illustrated children&’s book about an Indigenous girl who finds awe in the resting and waiting that winter teaches…
us and shares with her friends how Creator&’s gift of gratitude can transform the way we see the world.Your thankfulness is your gift to Earth.Winter&’s Gifts is the tale of a young Potawatomi girl named Dani whose family celebrates the darkest season of the year by treasuring the slowness that winter brings. Dani&’s schoolmates think it&’s silly to think that Earth gives us presents, but on a magical snowy day, her family and Creator give Dani the courage to teach her friends about the gifts of winter—resting, remembrance, and gratitude. Can Dani help them receive winter&’s gifts?Winter&’s Gifts is a joyful and tender family story of honoring creation, the power of storytelling, and how a new perspective can transform us.Paddle-to-the-Sea: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner (Sandpiper books)
By Holling Clancy Holling. 1980
A First Nations boy sets a foot-long canoe afloat on Ontario's Lake Nipigon. As the little dugout drifts through the…
Great Lakes to the ocean, strangers honor the message carved in the wood: "Please put me back in water. I am Paddle-to-the-Sea." For grades 3-6. Caldecott Honor Book. 1941Just Like Grandma
By Kim Rogers, Julie Flett. 2023
In this lyrical picture book by Kim Rogers (Wichita), with illustrations by Boston Globe-Horn Book Honoree Julie Flett (Cree-Métis), Becca…
watches her grandma create, play, and dance—and she knows that she wants to be just like Grandma. Becca loves spending time with Grandma. Every time Becca says, “Let me try,” Grandma shows her how to make something beautiful. Whether they are beading moccasins, dancing like the most beautiful butterflies, or practicing basketball together, Becca knows that, more than anything, she wants to be just like Grandma. And as the two share their favorite activities, Becca discovers something surprising about Grandma. Features an author’s note and glossary.Mnoomin maan'gowing / The Gift of Mnoomin
By Brittany Luby. 2023
In this bilingual book, an Anishinaabe child explores the story of a precious mnoomin seed and the circle of life…
mnoomin sustains. Written in Anishinaabemowin and English, the story opens at harvest time. A child holds a mnoomin seed and imagines all the life that made a single seed possible—Mayfly, Pike, Muskrat, Eagle and Moose, all had a part to play in bringing the seed into being. What will happen if the seed sprouts? Underwater leaves will shelter young fish, shoots will protect ducklings, stalks will feed larvae, in turn providing food for bats…until finally mnoomin will be ready to harvest again. We follow the child and family through a harvest day as they make offerings of tobacco, then gently knock ripe seeds into their canoe. On shore, they prepare the seeds, cook up a feast, and gratefully plant some seeds they’d set aside. This beautifully written and illustrated story reveals the cultural and ecological importance of mnoomin. As the author’s note explains, many Anishinaabeg agree that “wild rice” is an inaccurate term for this plant relation, since part of the harvest is sown every year to help sustain human and non-human beings. Includes a translator’s note. Key Text Features explanation illustrations informational note translations translator’s note Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.Fancy pants (Jo Jo Makoons #02)
By Dawn Quigley, Tara Audibert. 2022
"First grader Jo Jo Makoons knows how to do a lot of things, like how to play jump rope, how…
to hide her peas in her milk, and how to be helpful in her classroom. But there's one thing Jo Jo doesn't know how to do: be fancy. She has a lot to learn before her Aunt Annie's wedding! Favorite purple unicorn notebook in hand, Jo Jo starts exploring her Ojibwe community to find ways to be fancy." -- Provided by publisherHealer of the water monster
By Brian Young. 2021
When Nathan visits his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for…
a pretty uneventful summer. But things change after he meets a water monster that needs his help. For grades 5-8. 2021I am Regina
By Sally M. Keehn. 1993
Pennsylvania, 1755. Eleven-year-old Regina is taken captive by warring Indians after they attack her family's farmhouse, killing her father and…
brother. Hoping to someday be rescued by her mother, Regina endures nine years of privation in an Indian village. Based on a true story. For grades 5-8We still belong
By Christine Day. 2023
A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning author Christine Day (Upper Skagit), about a…
girl whose hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and plans to ask her crush to the school dance) go all wrong—until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indigenous family and community at an intertribal powwow. Wesley is proud of the poem she wrote for Indigenous Peoples' Day—but the reaction from a teacher makes her wonder if expressing herself is important enough. And due to the specific tribal laws of her family's Nation, Wesley is unable to enroll in the Upper Skagit tribe and is left feeling "not Native enough." Through the course of the novel, with the help of her family and friends, she comes to embrace her own place within the Native community. Christine Day's debut, I Can Make This Promise, was an American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Book, was named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus, School Library Journal, the Chicago Public Library, and NPR, and was also picked as a Charlotte Huck Honor Book. Her sophomore novel, The Sea in Winter, was an American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Book, as well as named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus and School Library Journal. We Still Belong is an accessible, enjoyable, and important novel from an author who always deliversFire Race: A Karuk Coyote Tale
By Jonathan London, Sylvia Long, Lanny Pinola. 1993
Inspired by a legend of the Karuk people, the story of how Coyote captures fire and how Eagle, Cougar, Fox,…
Bear and others work together to help is a dramatic tale of bravery and cooperation.Dear Miss Karana
By Eric Elliott. 2016
“This engaging story is told by a ten-year-old Native American girl living on a reservation . . . a rich resource of native…
culture and language.” —Native TalkWhile reading Island of the Blue Dolphins at school and learning about the real woman stranded on San Nicolás Island, ten-year-old Tíshmal begins writing emails to “Miss Karana” in hopes of talking to her spirit. When she arrived on the mainland of Southern California, Miss Karana spoke a language that no one could understand even back then, and all that remains is a recording of the song she sang when she was found on the island. Tíshmal realizes that some of the words sound very similar to Chamtéela (Luiseño), the language spoken on her reservation. As she writes to Miss Karana, Tíshmal becomes more and more resolved to understand the lone woman’s song. The only person able to help her is a grouchy great uncle, Wéh Powéeya (“two tongues”), the last living person fluent in the language of their ancestors from the belly button of the ocean: the islands including San Nicolás. Together, Tíshmal and Wéh Powéeya must discover what the lone woman said long ago in order to help her spirit finish the journey West.First written in Chamtéela and developed in accordance with fourth grade Common Core State Standards, Dear Miss Karana tells a compelling story of family, determination, and cultural perseverance.The Woman and Her Bear Cub
By Dayna B. Griffiths. 2023
Hoop Dance Heroes! (Little Golden Book)
By Karissa Valencia. 2023
A Little Golden Book based on the exciting new Netflix preschool animated series Spirit Rangers!Kodi, Summer, and Eddy are putting…
on a Hoop Dancing Show at Xus Park! But first, the kids head to the Spirit Park to learn how to hoop dance from the spirits and discover that you can never skip the basics and that practice makes perfect! Kids ages 2 to 5 will love this Little Golden Book about patience and practice based on the Netflix show Spirit Rangers, complete with beautiful full-color illustrations!Created by Samala Chumash descendent, Karissa Valencia, Spirit Rangers is a fantasy-adventure preschool series following Native American sibling trio Kodiak, Summer and Eddy Skycedar, who have a shared secret—they&’re Spirit Rangers! Spirit Rangers protect every crook, cranny and critter of Spirit Park. With the blessing of the Chumash and Cowlitz tribes, we&’ll join the Skycedar kids on their amazing adventures with spirits inspired by Indigenous stories.Little Golden Books enjoy nearly 100% consumer recognition. They feature beloved classics, hot licenses, and new original stories . . . the classics of tomorrow.Who Will Win? (I Like to Read)
By Arihhonni David. 2023
Bear has fast legs. Turtle has a fast mind. Who will win the race? A fun Native American tale that…
kindergarteners and first graders can read on their own.Ready, set, go! Bear will go over the ice. Turtle will go under the ice. Bear runs fast. But where is Turtle?When a quick-footed bear and a quick-witted turtle race across a frozen lake, Turtle has a secret plan to win! Written and illustrated by Mohawk author-illustrator Arihhonni David, this easy reader based on a Native American tale combines exciting storytelling and easy-to-read language. This book has been officially leveled by using the Fountas & Pinnell Text Level GradientTM leveling system. The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high-quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read again and again with their parents, teachers or on their own!The Song That Called Them Home
By David A. Robertson. 2023
From the award-winning author of On the Trapline comes a cinematic fantasy-adventure story inspired by Indigenous legends.One summer day, Lauren…
and her little brother, James, go on a trip to the land with their Moshom (grandfather). After they've arrived, the children decide to fish for dinner while Moshom naps. They are in their canoe in the middle of the lake when the water around them begins to swirl and crash. They are thrown overboard and when Lauren surfaces she sees her brother being pulled away by the Memekwesewak — creatures who live in and around water and like to interfere with humans. Lauren must follow the Memekwesewak through a portal and along a watery path to find and bring back James. But when she finally comes upon her brother, she too feels the lure of the Memekwesewak&’s song. Something even stronger must pull them back home.