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Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A heartwarming book from creators of Indigenous and Métis descent about the power of story and tradition to help navigate change How does a strange new place become home? 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...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Richard Van Camp, internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author of the hugely successful Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns, has partnered with award-winning illustrator Julie Flett to create a tender board book for babies and toddlers that celebrates the potential of every child. With its delightful contemporary illustrations, Little You is perfect to be shared, read or sung to all the little people in your life and the...
44) Thunder Boy Jr
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name"--
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Determined to protect Neverland by stopping two devious pirates from getting their hands on a mysterious, powerful treasure, Tiger Lily will need to become the brave leader she's always wanted to be"--
"Tiger Lily and her community, the Indigenous people of Neverland, possess a unique ability: they can choose to grow up. But for now, Tiger Lily is enjoying being thirteen, spending time with her grandmother and exploring alongside her horse and her...
46) Two tribes
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Mia is still getting used to living with her mom and stepfather, and to the new role their Jewish identity plays in their home. Feeling out of place at home and at her Jewish day school, Mia finds herself thinking more and more about her Muscogee father, who lives with his new family in Oklahoma. Her mother doesn't want to talk about him, but Mia can't help but feel like she's missing a part of herself without him in her life. Soon, Mia makes a plan...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
HighWater Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A Mi'kmaw girl battles an ancient giant and forms an unexpected friendship in the first volume of this series of graphic novels inspired by traditional stories. Long ago, all living creatures on this land shared a special balance with one another. The pugulatmu'j--the Little People--were the original guardians of the land, and they looked after all living things. As time passed, we forgot these playful yet powerful guardians, but they did not forget...
49) Mak
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1981
Language
English
Description
An orphan of mixed heritage who considers himself all Indian struggles to preserve Indian ways while working with white men on his reservation in the Montana badlands.
50) Talking leaves
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"The story of Sequoyah and the creation of the Cherokee syllabary, as told by his thirteen year old son"--
51) Tout Petit Toi
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Français
Description
Cet album cartonné poétique destiné aux bébés et aux bambins célèbre tous les enfants et la joie que les bébés apportent dans le monde.
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.
53) Métis like me
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Sharing all the ways they experience their Métis heritage, including enjoying traditional foods and sharing stories, dance, music and songs, a group of children help one child reconnect with their history, showing them it's never too late to learn, celebrate or become part of an often-overlooked culture.
Author
Series
Blue stars volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When cousins Riley Halfmoon and Maya Dawn move to Urbanopolis to live with their activist grandma, they get off to a rocky start. Outgoing Riley misses her Muscogee cousins but is sure that she and Maya will be instant BFFs. Meanwhile, introvert Maya misses her parents, on active duty in Japan, and just wants some space to herself. At school, Maya joins Robotics Club and Riley bonds with fellow gymnasts. Just when they start to feel at home, their...
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