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Sites to See |
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By Laura Joffe Numeroff
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What happens if you give a mouse a cookie? Relating the cycle of
requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes
the reader through a young child's day.
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If
you give a mouse a cookie color pages |
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The Legend of the Bluebonnet: An Old Tale of Texas
By Tomie de Paola
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A retelling of the Comanche Indian legend of how a little girl's
sacrifice brought the flower called bluebonnet to Texas. Age 4 to 8
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A to Z Kids Stuff Activities for Legend of the
Blue Bonnet |
Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale (Picture Puffin)
Age
4 to 8
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
Age
6 to 9
Peboan and Seegwun An
encounter between Peboan, Old Man Winter, and Seegwun, the Spirit of
Spring, marks the transition from one season to another. Age 5 to 8
Knots on a Counting Rope (Reading Rainbow Book) A
grandfather uses a counting rope to help his blind grandson
understand the passage of time. Age 4 to 7
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Little
Gopher, a Plains Indian, follows his destiny, as revealed in a
Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is
able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth. Age 4 to 8 |
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Mini-Unit
Topic: Native Americans (grade 1) |
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By Chief Jake Swamp
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A celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as presented
by a contemporary Mohawk chief. Age 4 to 7 |
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By Alice Dalgliesh
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An eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to
build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness, and to stay with the
Indians when her father goes back to bring the rest of the family.
Age 6 to 9
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Supplemental unit for The
Courage of Sarah Noble provides activities and web resource
developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for
Educators (SCORE) Project |
By Simon J. Ortiz
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Traces the progress of the Indians of North America from the time of
the Creation to the present. Age 7 to 12 |
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A young Dakota
Indian boy describes the changes that come both in nature and in the life of his people with each
new moon of the Sioux year.
Ages 4 to 8
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Books By
Eve Bunting |
A boy travels to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial with his
father to seek out his grandfather's name.
Ages 6 to 9
The
Wall Activites
includes
printables. |
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By Michael J. Caduto
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Contains Native legends about gardening as well as projects based on
the tales. |
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