Folktales Native American
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The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
by Paul Goble  
Publisher Comments Goble's Caldecott Medal-winning book tells the story of a young Native American girl who is devoted to the care of her tribe's horses. With simple text and brilliant illustrations, Goble reveals how she eventually becomes one of them to forever run free....
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The Return of the Buffaloes: A Plains Indian Story about Famine and Renewal of the Earth
by Paul Goble Publisher Comments A Caldecott Medal winner brings a traditional tale of the Lakota people to vivid life. Includes pattern and directions for making a traditional parfleche (rawhide pouch). "Goble's . . . vivid retelling of a Lakota legend dances against the backdrop of...
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Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story
by Sam Sandoval Publisher Comments A long time ago fire belonged only to the animals in the land above, not to those on the earth below. Curlew, keeper of the sky world, guarded fire and kept it from the earth. Coyote, however, devised a clever plan to steal fire, aided by Grizzly Bear...
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The Legend of the Bluebonnet
by Tomie De Paola Publisher Comments This favorite legend, based on Comanche lore, tells the story of how the bluebonnet, the state flower of Texas, came to be. A "Reading Rainbow" Review Title, an American Bookseller #1 Pick of the List Book, Booklist Children's Editors' Choice, NCSS...
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Coyote Places the Stars (Aladdin Picture Books)
by Harriet Peck Taylor Publisher Comments One evening, crafty coyote climbs the moon to discover the secrets of the heavens. Instead, he finds a way to make the most wonderful pictures for all the world to see. The next night, the other animals of the canyon look up to the sky, where they see a...
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The Rough-Face Girl
by Rafe Martin Publisher Comments In an Algonquin village by the shores of Lake Ontario, many young women have tried to win the affections of the powerful Invisible Being who lives with his sister in a great wigwam near the forest. Then comes Rough-Face Girl, scarred from working by the...
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The Boy Who Made Dragonfly: A Zuni Myth
by Tony Hillerman Publisher Comments A Zuni myth first recorded a century ago....
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Ka-Ha-Si and the Loon: An Eskimo Legend
by Terri Cohlene Synopsis Magnificent illustrations and captivating texts tell the legends of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Americas, and Native America....
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Cherokee Animal Tales
by George F Scheer Publisher Comments From the rich lore of the Cherokee come tales alive with wisdom, wonder, and humor. These stories for young readers rekindle a magical time when animals talked, danced, and played tricks on one another. The stories are introduced by a brief informative...
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The Old Ones Told Me: American Indian Stories for Children
by Berry Keeper Synopsis The stories told around the fire in the evenings, hundreds of years ago, are among the masterpieces of the American Indian, every bit as much art and cultures as their counterparts, the fairytales. The author/illustrator has selected stories from many...
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Sootface: An Ojibwa Cinderella Story
by Robert D. San Souci Publisher Comments Once, an Ojibwa man whose wife had died raised three daughters alone. The two older girls were lazy and bad-tempered, and made their youngest sister do all the work. When the flames from the cooking fire singed her hair or burned her skin, they laughed...
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Little Firefly: An Algonquian Legend
by Terri Cohlene Synopsis Magnificent illustrations and captivating texts tell the legends of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Americas, and Native America....
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Rabbit Goes to Kansas
by Deborah L Duvall Publisher Comments Come along as Ji-Stu the rabbit and his friend Wildcat follow the North Star for days until they find a giant cottonwood tree. It stands atop a tall hill covered with sunflowers. According to an old story, this hilltop is home to a tribe of mysterious...
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All the Stars in the Sky: Native Stories from the Heavens
by C J Taylor Publisher Comments The heavens -- the sun, the stars, and the moon -- have inspired, intrigued, and mystified us from the beginning of time. We've always searched for ways to comprehend their beauty and their meaning. Mohawk artist and author C. J. Taylor has drawn from...
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When the Shadbush Blooms
by Carla Messinger Publisher Comments Two Native American girls from different time periods live through the seasons, side by side, in this lush picture book. Includes an Afterword about the culture and history of the Lenni Lenape (formerly known as the Delaware Indians). Full color....
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Red Hawk's account of Custer's last battle :the Battle of the Little Bighorn, 25 June 1876
by Paul Goble Review "Beautifully illustrated and written with verve and authenticity. . . . The pictures are among the best I've seen in any children's history, and the realities conveyed to the young readers are the closest to the final layer of truth that one can hope for....
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The Mud Pony: A Traditional Skidi Pawnee Tale (Reading Rainbow)
by Caron Lee Cohen Publisher Comments A Native American legend about a young boy and his magical pony. "Splendidly illustrated . . . An excellent addition to folklore collections".--Kirkus Reviews. A Reading Rainbow Selection....
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Kumak's House: A Tale of the Far North
by Michael Bania Publisher Comments At the edge of a great frozen river, Kumak and his family lived in their house by the willows. Though their house was warm and cozy, Kumak was not happy. His wife was not happy. His sons and daughters were not happy. His wife's mother was not happy...
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Eagle Boy: A Pacific Northwest Native Tale
by Richard Lee Vaughan Publisher Comments Eagle Boy is an orphan in his coastal village, mocked by his people because he feeds part of his daily catch to the eagles that circle above. When winter comes, food becomes scarce and the tribe must move to find more. Eagle Boy is left behind, but the...
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Coyote in Love
by Mindy Dwyer Publisher Comments This retelling of a Northwest coyote legend allows readers young and old to meet that same colorful and wily creature, but this time he's fallen in love....
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