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1) Nez Perce
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the Nez Perce, including their history, religion, and customs.
4) Chief Joseph
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"How much do you know about Chief Joseph? Find out the facts you need to know about this leader of the Nez Perce people. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American"-- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In the fall of 1764, after Kaya and her sister are kidnapped from their Nez Percé village by enemy horse raiders, she tries to find a way to escape back home. Includes historical notes on education and learning among the Nez Percé Indians.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"What if you suddenly found yourself in Kaya's Nez Perce homeland in 1764? Your journey back in time can take whatever twists and turns you choose as you select from a variety of options in this all-new multiple-ending story"--
10) Golden Sun
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 5
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Follows Golden Sun, an Appaloosa horse, through several seasons as Little Turtle, a Nez Perce boy, raises and trains him then takes him along on a vision quest in hopes of saving his friend Pale Moon from serious illness.
12) Murder at the mission: a frontier killing, its legacy of lies, and the taking of the American West
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The New York Times bestselling author of Escape From Camp 14 returns with the riveting and revealing story of one of the most persistent "alternative facts" in American history: the story of a missionary, a tribe, a massacre, and a myth that shaped the American West. In 1836, two missionaries and their wives were among the first Americans to cross the Rockies by covered wagon on what would become the Oregon Trail. Dr. Marcus Whitman and Reverend Henry...
Author
Series
Seven dreams volume 4
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2015.
Language
English
Description
In this new installment in his acclaimed series of novels examining the collisions between Native Americans and European colonizers, William T. Vollmann tells the story of the Nez Perce War, with flashbacks to the Civil War. Defrauded and intimidated at every turn, the Nez Perces finally went on the warpath in 1877, subjecting the U.S. Army to its greatest defeat since Little Big Horn as they fled from northeast Oregon across Montana to the Canadian...
16) Native American stories for kids: 12 traditional stories from Indigenous tribes across North America
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape. What sets this book apart from other Native American books for kids: Tales from 12 tribes--Kids will embark on a literary adventure with 12 stories from tribes around America, exploring lore about how the mountain Denali formed, why the...
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
©2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Kaya becomes jealous of a girl from another tribe until they are forced to work together in a dangerous situation. Includes historical notes on Indian trading along the Columbia River in 1764, as well as instructions for creating a petroglyph.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In 1764, Kaya greatly admires a courageous and kind young woman in her Nez Percé village and wants to be worthy of her respect. Includes historical notes on the winter activities of the Nez Percé Indians, including ceremonies and crafts.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Still grieving over the death of her hero, and missing her stolen horse and kidnapped younger sister, Kaya tries to earn the trust of a lone and starving dog who is about to have puppies. Includes historical notes on Nez Percé children.
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