Adams, McCrea (2001). Tipi (Native American Homes). The Rourke Book Co.: New York.
This book provides some good information about Native American homes. It discusses how, why, where and by whom each type of dwelling was built.
Aliki, (1976).
Corn is Maize: The Gift of the Indians
. Harper Trophy: New York, NY.
Great story of how Indians years ago found and nourished a wild grass plant and made it an important part of their lives.
Bruchac, Joseph, Caduto, Michael J., (1991).
Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories & Wildlife Activities for Children.
Fulcrum Publishing: CO.
This book demonstrates the power and importance of animals in Native American traditions and gives children important concepts about wildlife ecology and environmental awareness.
Bruchac, Joseph, Caduto, Michael J., (1994
). Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants through Native Stories and Earth Activities for Children.
Fulcrum Publishing: CO.
This book contains 18 Native American stories from Plains Indian tribes such as the Cherokee, Inuit, and Cheynne. The stories help children to understand botnay, plant ecology and the natural history of Native American plants and medicines.
Cohlene, Terri, (1990).
Dancing Drum: A Cherokee Legend.
Troll Communications: N.Y.
Dancing drum is a legend about a little boy who is trying to save his people from the wrath of the sun. This book aids in demonstrating to children how people can work together to solve problems in every day life.
Cohlene, Terri, (1990).
Little Firefly, An Algonquian Legend.
Watermill Press: New York.
This book helps children understand the concept of a legend as it contains all the parts of a legend. Like the story of Cinderella it draws similarities in that a sky maiden (Little Firefly) wins the heart of a brave warrior despite the cruel intentions of her older sisters.
DePaola, Tomie, (1988).
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush.
GP Putnam's Sons: New York.
Little Gopher is a talented artist who records and paints pictures of the happenings of his tribe. As he grows older he is come to be known as Indian Paitbrush. Great book for teaching children how the native Americans communicated with each other and recorded historical events through pictographs.
Campbell, Maria, (1992).
People of the Buffalo; How the Plains Indians Lived
. Douglas & McIntyre Ltd.:
A nice descriptive book on how the buffalo was an important part of Plains Indian life. Includes descriptions and pictures on how Plains Indians worshiped, and made use of the buffalo as a means of survival.
Clark, Ann, (2000).
Bringing of the Mystery Dog
. Kiva Publishing Inc., CA
A story of a young boy who in his quest for bravery brought back the first horse to his people. An excellent resource for children to learn the impact of the horse on Plains Indian life.
Dohertty, Kay Bennett, (1999).
Big Book of Indian Beadwork
. Dover Publishing: New York.
This is a great resource for children to use to view some pictures of Native American Beading. The book discusses and demonstrated in detail patterns, designs, colors and techniques of Native American beading.
Freedman, Russell (1995).
Buffalo Hunt
. Holiday House: Boston
This book has and abundance of paintings and drawings of artists who traveled west in the 1800's. The author writes of different ways the buffalo was hunted and stresses the importance of it to the Plains Indians. This book contains paintings from such artists as George Catlin, and Karl Bodmer for children to view.
Goble, Paul, (1984).
Buffalo Woman.
Bradbury Press: N.Y.
Another grad legend for children to read depicting the importance of the buffalo and respect for nature the Plains Indians had.
Goble, Paul, (1991).
Iktomi and the Buffalo Skull
. Orchard Books: N.Y.
This book makes reference to the Sun Dance of the Plains Indians. Its main character, Iktomi, a pompous trickster dresses himself in full ceremonial regalia to impress the girls in a nearby village. He is distracted by another pow wow and is tricked into putting a sacred buffalo skull on his head.
Goble, Paul, (1994).
The Great Race of the Birds and Animals Birds and Animals
.
MacMillan Publishing Co.: New York, NY.
This book aids in teaching children the struggles between the Plains Indians and the buffalo. Its legend gives and interesting twist on the relationship and explores how it came to be that the two legged hunted the four legged rather than visa versa.
Goble, Paul, (1999).
The Gift of the Sacred Dog
. Bt Bound: NY.
A great source of literature that teaches children the importance of the horse and its impact on Plains Indian Life.
McGovern, Ann, (1993).
Pilgrim's First Thanksgiving
. Scholastic Inc.: New York.
This book introduces children to the struggles Pilgrims faced during their first years at Plymouth. The book describes their highs and lows of daily life through their first seasons. It concludes with a descriptive chapter on the First Thanksgiving shared by the Indians and the Pilgrims.
Shemie, Bonnie, (1990).
Houses of Bark
. Tundra Books: Montreal, Canada.
A great book teaching children how among all the uses of bark 9canoes, food, clothing…) there was no greater skill and inventiveness as the way it was used to make the Tipi and other forms of sacred structures and housing.
Watson, Jane Werner, (1980).
The First Americans: Tribes of North America
. Pantheon: New York.
A great source for children to use to clarify the different tribes of North America, their customs, traditions, beliefs and geographical locations.
