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Where wonder grows

Gonzalez, Xelena

When Grandma goes to her garden, her grandchildren follow so they can gather magic rocks and relics from nature. They use the rocks to learn more about the world and earth. And the rocks are used to send songs and prayers through the air to their ancestors. Down into the water, they dive to see the rocks. Grandma reminds her granddaughters that "water names and breaks even the biggest rocks, very slowly, over time. So when life feels too hard, just remember to go with the flow".

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author's note, bodies of water, colors, earth, fish, garden, grandparents, multicultural, mystery, native american, nature, night, perspective, rocks, shells, space, traditions

Welcoming babies

Knight, Margy Burns

People celebrate the gift of a new baby in different ways around the world. Babies are welcomed into their families using different customs like singing, kissing, touching, blessing, naming, and other special actions.

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adoption, afghani, african, cambodian, correspondence, customs, family, food, glossary, grandparents, indian, iranian, Jewish, korean, language, multicultural, muslim, native american, pakistani, parents, puerto rican, quakers, siblings, spanish, spiritual, traditions, vietnamese

We all play

Flett, Julie

Just as humans do, animals play and sleep too! Rabbits love to hide and hop while bears love to wiggle and wobble. As a result, all living things are connected and everyone maintains the responsibility to look out for each other.

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activities, alliteration, animals, baby, bat, bear, birds, buffalo, colors, fox, goose, language, multicultural, native american, rabbit, seal, snake, turtle, wolf

Wagons west

Gerrard, Roy

Buckskin Dan and his followers embarked on a wild and dangerous journey on the Oregon Trail. After many exciting adventures like fighting off outlaws and saving an Indian boy, the group finally settles in the Willamette Valley.

Three fools and a horse

Baker, Betty

Three Fools (a fictional tribe invented by the Apache Indians) go looking for buffalo and see horses for the first time. Three of the Indians want a horse to help them become big, important men. Instead of becoming bigger men, they make bigger fools of themselves.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, food, helping, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, self esteem, verbal communication

They were strong and good

Lawson, Robert

The author's grandparents and parents have many ordeals and challenges that they overcome in order to meet each other.

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animals, assertiveness, boat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, escape, family, grandparents, horse, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, parents, slavery, war

There still are buffalo

Clark, Ann Nolan

In the Dakotas, a buffalo bull baby is born to the Sioux. Its life is traced as it learns from the herd and grows to eventually become its leader.

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animals, bull, cowboys, critical thinking, growing up, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, parents

The worry stone

Dengler, Marianna

When growing up, Amanda loved her Grandfather and his stories. But now that Amanda is old, she feels lonely. One day at the park she befriends a lonely boy. She is able to give the boy something very special. Then he gives her something in return.

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aging, author's note, death, family, feelings, folktale, fossil, giving, grandparents, hope, loneliness, memories, multicultural, native american, park, rocks, self esteem, sharing, storytelling, verbal communication, worry

The unbreakable code

Hoagland Hunter, Sara

A young boy is insecure about moving away and leaving what is familiar to him. His grandfather tells about the time when he felt the same way and how he grew proud of his accomplishments.

The three little javelinas

Lowell, Susan

Cousins of pigs (known as javelinas) attempt a daring rescue from the hungry coyote. The angry coyote huffs and puffs to blow the house down of the first and second javelinas--but not the third!The hungry coyote has a sizzling surprise in the adobe house where the three little javelinas live happily ever after.

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animals, author's note, coyote, critical thinking, decision making, desert, escape, family, language, multicultural, native american, refusal skills, resolution, siblings, spanish, teamwork, trick, unselfish

The thanksgiving story

Dalgliesh, Alice

The pilgrims voyage across the ocean from England to the new world. Many hardships await them in America, but they are determined to get there. After a long, cold winter and a beautiful spring, summer and autumn, the pilgrims celebrate Thanksgiving with the Indians.

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baby, boat, bodies of water, family, food, holidays, multicultural, native american, nutrition, ocean, parents, thanksgiving, transportation

The summer sands

Garland, Sherry

When a raging storm destroys the sand dunes that several animals and plants called home, a community works together to restore the dunes in a most creative way. Includes an author's note about the ecology of the coastal sand dunes and what is being done to preserve them.

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animals, autumn, beach, birds, bodies of water, christmas, clouds, cold, colors, community, cooperation, crab, crustaceans, environment, family, five senses, flowers, fun, games, grandparents, habitat, helping, holidays, hurricane, imagination, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, ocean, rain, relaxation, sand, sea, seasons, sounds, storm, storytelling, summer, vacation, verbal communication, water, weather, wind, winter

The storyteller

Weisman, Joan

Lottie moves from her Indian Pueblo village to the city. She misses her Pueblo life until she meets an old woman with whom she shares old Pueblo stories. A new friendship is made when they share their stories.

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change, coping, friendship, loneliness, loss, memories, moving, multicultural, native american, sharing, storytelling

The popcorn book

dePaola, Tomie

Where does popcorn come from?This book gives the history of popcorn along with some helpful hints for storing, preparing, and popping popcorn.

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celebration, food, history, multicultural, native american, nutrition, plants, recipe

The mud family

James, Betsy

Susi and her family are in desperate need of rain to save their corn and land. If it does not rain soon Susi and her family will have to move to a different place. Susi runs away to a secluded place and prays to her mud family to bring rain to the canyon. Eventually, the rain does come bringing Susi back to the family that needs her most of all.

The mission bell

Politi, Leo

Diego is taught by Father Serra that there is always a mission in life. Diego learns that you must learn to accept and love people for who they are and in turn, they will teach you.

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acceptance, animals, beliefs, desert, feelings, fishing, goal setting, hunting, love, mule, multicultural, native american, self esteem, spanish

The magic kite

Stanbridge, Bobette

A kite travels to America through time and watches America change and grow. Katy the kite spends time with a young girl in a city until it becomes too busy to fly. A Native American medicine man teaches Katy to speak to mother earth, father sky, angels, and fairies.

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angel, animals, birds, butterfly, elephant, friendship, grasshopper, imagination, insects, kite, magic, multicultural, native american, picnic, prayer, spiritual, tree, turtle

The land of gray wolf

Locker, Thomas

Running Deer, a young Native American boy, helps fight the white settlers from taking over their native land. The white men kill many members of the tribe and take Running Deer and others to a reservation.

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assertiveness, community, conflict resolution, critical thinking, family, growing up, history, multicultural, native american, settlers, verbal communication

The great encounter: A special meeting before columbus

Piercy, Patricia A

An African American tells the story of the discovery of America from a different point of view. He brings new knowledge to an excited and interested elementary classroom while telling the historical story.

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acceptance, african american, critical thinking, discovery, diversity, fear, feelings, history, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, storytelling

The good luck cat

Harjo, Joy

Woogie, the cat, is thought to have good luck. But when she goes missing, will her good luck run out or will it bring her back home before her nine lives run out?

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animals, birds, cat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, dog, family, feelings, goal setting, happiness, luck, missing, multicultural, native american, parents, sadness, verbal communication

The golden rule

Cooper, Ilene

A boy and his grandfather are standing on a city sidewalk when they see a billboard starting Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. The boy asks his grandpa what it says and the grandpa reads it and explains the Golden Rule. The boy is intrigued by the rule and starts asking questions. The grandpa explains that each religion has their own version of the Golden Rule. They discuss what the world would be like if everyone followed the Golden Rule. The boy starts to understand the Golden Rule and the grandpa reminds him that the Golden Rule starts with one person: You. It beings with you.

The girl who loved wild horses

Goble, Paul

A young Native American girl is lost in a lightening storm. Horses save her and a Poorqui tale is developed.

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animals, assertiveness, conflict resolution, horse, multicultural, native american, self esteem, storm, stress management

The dream stair

James, Betsy

A young girl lives with her grandmother. When she goes to sleep at night, she dreams about going up and down the stairs of life.

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decision making, dreams, family, grandparents, images, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, perspective, secrets, sleep, verbal communication

The chief's blanket

Chanin, Michael

After the rain, Flower longs for a day when she will see the great chief. When she has to make a blanket for him, she doubts her weaving skills. With her grandmother's love and encouragement, Flower makes the blanket. Will the chief ever receive such a gift?

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anger, animals, author's note, canyon, clouds, colors, confidence, decision making, excitement, family, feelings, flowers, garden, giving, goal setting, grandparents, happiness, horse, illness, multicultural, native american, nature, plants, sadness, spiritual

The blizzard's robe

Sabuda, Robert

The robe of the Blizzard lays over the land, bringing ice and darkness to everything it touches. But what would happen if one young girl destroyed the robe?Teune felt it was her duty to restore the robe she has destroyed. Will she be rewarded for her help or punished for bringing back the cold?In the end, Teune's efforts helps the People Who Fear the Winter Night to be remembered as the People of the Northern Lights.

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appreciation, arctic, art, careers, change, clothing, colors, community, decision making, dreams, eskimo, guilt, light, native american, nonverbal communication, sky, snow, stars, verbal communication, winter

The bell ringer and the pirates

Coerr, Eleanor

Pio is a young Indian who lives on a mission. The people at the mission discover that pirates will arrive in two days so they hide in the hills. Pio stays behind to ring the bells so his friends and family know when the pirates come and leave.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, friendship, helping, multicultural, native american, pirates, refusal skills, sounds

Ten little rabbits

Grossman, Virginia

Rabbits are shown in Native American tradition. Count to ten as the rabbits perform various rhyming activities. Includes a glossary on Native American customs.

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animals, counting, customs, multicultural, native american, numbers, rabbit, rhyme, traditions

So happy!

Henkes, Kevin

A magic seed was planted, a rabbit wandered, and a little boy just wanted something to do. Just before it began to rain the seed became thirsty, the rabbit was lost, and the little boy was bored. The rain brought happiness to the boy and left the rabbit wet and scared. As the seed grew, the boy built a bridge to reach it and the rabbit used it to cross the creek to return to his family. The little boy returned home with the flower that grew from the seed as a present to his mother.

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animals, bodies of water, boredom, creek, family, fear, feelings, happiness, imagination, magic, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, parents, plants, rabbit, rain, seed, sun, weather

Small wolf

Benchley, Nathaniel

Small Wolf, a young Indian Boy, wants to become a man, so he goes off to the woods to hunt. While there, he finds white men who do not want to talk and they shoot at him. The tribe moves time and time again away from the white men, until there is no where else to move and their tribe dies out.

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decision making, growing up, multicultural, native american, nature, woods

Sky dogs

Yolen, Jane

A young orphan boy lives with his tribe of Blackfeet Native Americans. He witnesses the introduction of horses and becomes good with them as his tribe is changed forever.

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animals, horse, loneliness, multicultural, native american, orphan

Shoes, shoes, shoes

Morris, Ann

A rhyme about shoes from all over the world ranges from new shoes to work shoes, game shoes to fun shoes.

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american, bolivian, british, canadian, clothing, columbian, dancing, dutch, exercise, geography, guatemalan, italian, japanese, kenyan, mexican, moroccan, mountains, multicultural, native american, rain, romanian, russian, seasons, snow, soccer, spanish, sports, swedish, swimming, transportation, walking, weather

Shi-shi-etko

Campbell, Nichola I.

Shi-shi-etko is a young Native American who will be leaving for residential school in a few days. Before she leaves, her family takes her on walks and canoe rides to learn about nature. She gathers all the information she can and adds them to her memories before leaving.

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critical thinking, family, grandparents, learning, multicultural, native american, nature, parents, school, traditions

Seven brave women

Hearne, Betsy

A young girl tells the story of her family's history. She explains how each of her female ancestors played a very important role in the shaping of this family's history.

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aging, airplane, anger, animals, art, author's note, basketball, boat, careers, coping, farm, feelings, flowers, german, god, grandparents, history, horse, hospital, instruments, loneliness, loss, medicine, multicultural, music, native american, parents, school, science, sports, storytelling, transportation, war

Running fox the eagle hunter

Shannon, Terry

Running Fox is a young boy learning the customs of his people. His greatest desire is to catch an eagle and be looked upon as a man. When he finally catches an eagle, he knows he has become a man.

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acceptance, assertiveness, birds, change, eagle, family, goal setting, growing up, multicultural, native american, nature, self esteem, traditions

Runaway mittens

Rogers, Jean

Pico, an Eskimo boy, is always losing the red mittens his grandmother makes for him. One day, Pico finds his mittens in a box with his dog who has just delivered puppies. He decides his mittens should stay there, so the puppies can keep warm.

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animals, assertiveness, birth, clothing, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dog, family, goal setting, grandparents, multicultural, native american, responsibilities, self esteem, verbal communication

Red fox and his canoe

Benchley, Nathaniel

A little Indian boy, Red Fox, takes out the canoe his father made for him. Something unexpected happens when he is fishing.

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adventures, assertiveness, boat, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, family, fishing, independence, multicultural, native american, self esteem, transportation, verbal communication

Nutik, the wolf pup

Gearge, Jean

As Eskimo girl brings a sickly wolf pup home to her brother who cares for it until it's old enough to rejoin the pack. The two grow close, so when it is time for the pup to leave, they can't say good-bye.

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animals, caring, companion, conflict resolution, courage, decision making, family, feelings, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, parents, pets, sadness, show, siblings, storytelling, weather, wolf

Nessa's fish

Luenn, Nancy

Nessa and her grandmother catch enough fish to feed the whole camp. However, during the night, Nessa's grandmother becomes sick and Nessa must protect her and the fish from wild animals.

Napi

Ramirez, Antonio

Napi and her Mazateca Indian family live in a village on the bank of a river. As Napi relaxes in the garden and listens to her grandfatherʼs stories, she notices the vibrant colors in the trees, village, river, and animals around her. Napi dreams of being a heron, flying softly above her world.

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animals, birds, bodies of water, colors, culture, customs, day, dreams, family, grandparents, heron, language, mexican, multicultural, native american, river, storytelling

Mr. goat's bad good idea

Robinson, Marileta

Three stories featuring Mr. Goat, Jerry Prairie Dog, Grandfather Sheep, and other Navajo friends.

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animals, cooperation, decision making, friendship, goal setting, goat, multicultural, native american, prairie dog, sharing, sheep, storytelling

Moonstick: The seasons of the sioux

Bunting, Eve

A young Sioux is taught the way of life by his father. The young boy is too young to do many things, but one day he will be able to do what he is taught. When the seasons change, he makes another notch in his moonstick.

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author's note, change, family, growing up, learning, moon, multicultural, native american, parents, poetry, rhyme, seasons, self esteem, spring, summer, traditions, verbal communication, winter

Loon chase

Diehl, Jean Heilprin

A boy discovers that his domesticated dog still has powerful instincts similar to animals in the wild. There is a surprise encounter between the dog and a mother loon: the bigger animal doesn't necessarily prevail. In his moment of wonder, the boy finally meets the loon himself.

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animals, birds, bodies of water, critical thinking, dog, family, fear, feelings, independence, lake, loon, multicultural, native american, nature, parents, play, relief, teamwork, transportation

Little runner of the longhouse

Baker, Betty

Little Runner pretends that he is grown up like the other men of the tribe. He pretends to hunt and trade like his elders.

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animals, assertiveness, bodies of water, critical thinking, dancing, decision making, deer, family, games, multicultural, native american, parents, river, self esteem, snow, weather

Little leo

Politi, Leo

When Leo gets an Indian costume from his father, he doesn't realize all the attention he will receive. From California to Italy, many people admire the costume so much that his friends make their own.

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assertiveness, boat, family, grandparents, horse, italian, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, school, self esteem, train

Let's dance

Ancona, George

Children from all backgrounds move and dance to different rhythms of their culture. Dances range from tap to folk dances and from Native American dance to Tibetan dance. There are many forms, types, and styles of dance a person can do to express their emotions. There are different dances for men, women, animals, and puppets too!

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acrobat, afghani, african american, american, appalachian, body parts, celebration, child care, chinese, clothing, congo, creativity, culture, dancing, england, feelings, greek, india, indian, instruments, jumping, korean, mexican, moving, multicultural, native american, nature, puppets, relationship, rhythm, sadness, scottish, singing, spain, storytelling, turkish, yak

Knots on a counting rope

Martin, Bill Jr.//Archambault, John

Sitting around a campfire, Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses and his grandfather talk about special events like the night that the boy was born and the special meanings of them.

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animals, birth, colors, family, feelings, grandparents, horse, love, multicultural, native american, storytelling, weather, wind

Johnny appleseed

Lindbergh, Reeve

On his way to the western frontier, Johnny Appleseed stops to eat and chat with Hannah Goodwin and her family. His adventures bring many encounters with pioneers, Indians, and nature. When he is old, he returns to visit Hannah Goodwin who continues to tell children about Johnny Appleseed.

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accomplishment, adventures, ambition, appreciation, determination, exercise, exploration, folktale, goal setting, history, kindness, multicultural, native american, pioneers, rhyme, success, survival, unselfish, walking

Joanjo

Balet, Jan

Joanjo is sick of life in his fishing village. He dreams of a life far away from the village. He awakens to realize that perhaps a fisherman's life is a good life after all.

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careers, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, dreams, goal setting, multicultural, native american

Indian summer

Monjo, F.N.

During the American Revolution, a father fights under General George Washington. This leaves the mother and children to fend off some Indians by themselves.

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assertiveness, conflict resolution, coping, critical thinking, decision making, family, history, native american, nonverbal communication, parents, safety, stress management, verbal communication, war

Inatuk's friend

Morrow, Suzanne Stark

Because it is winter and no seals can be found, Inatuk and the people in his village are going hungry. In order to survive, Inatuk's family must move into the city where his father can work. Inatuk has a hard time because he must leave his best friend.

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animals, change, coping, family, friendship, hunger, loss, moving, multicultural, native american, nonverbal communication, parents, rabbit, seal, siblings, stress management

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