Gracias te damos

una ofrenda de los Nativos Americanos al amanecer de cada dÌa
By Chief Jake Swamp, Erwin Printup Jr.
Paperback: $12.95

In Spanish. A traditional Iroquois celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as told by a contemporary Mohawk chief.

Front cover for Giving Thanks by Chief Jake Swamp and Erwin Printup Jr.
This book is also available in English
Giving Thanks
By Chief Jake Swamp, Erwin Printup Jr.

Description

For as long as anyone can remember, Mohawk parents have taught their children to start each day by giving thanks to Mother Earth. Also known as the Thanksgiving Address, this good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift. The whole universe – from the highest stars to the tiniest blade of grass – is addressed as one great family.

Now readers of all ages can share in this tribute to the environment, adapted especially for children by Chief Jake Swamp, whose efforts to share this vision of thanksgiving take him all over the world. Translated from Giving Thanks, Gracias te damos is a timeless celebration of the spirit of nature.

About the Creators

Chief Jake Swamp black and white headshot
Chief Jake Swamp

Chief Jake Swamp (Tekaronianeken) was a founder of the Tree of Peace Society, an international organization promoting peace and conservation. Chief Swamp delivered the Thanksgiving Address throughout the world, as well as at the United Nations. He was born on the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation in upstate New York, and lived in Hogansburg, NY where he worked as a cultural adviser for the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne's Child and Family Services. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message was his first picture book. He passed away in October 2010.

Erwin Printup Jr. black and white headshot
Erwin Printup Jr.

Erwin Printup is a Cayuga/Tuscarora painter who received a degree in fine arts from the Institute of American Indian Art, in Santa Fe, NM. Born in Niagara Falls, he now lives in Lewiston, NY. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message is his first picture book.

Awards

  • Reading Rainbow Selection

    PBS Kids

  • Best Children's Books of the Year

    Bank Street College of Education

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781880000465
  • Price $12.95
  • Publication Date Oct 01, 1996
  • Trim Size 11 × 7.5 in
  • Weight 0.25 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781880000441
  • Price $16.95
  • Publication Date Oct 01, 1996
  • Trim Size 11.75 × 7.5 × 0.25 in
  • Weight 0.9375 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Interests

  • Imprint Lee & Low Books
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Native American
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Holidays & Celebrations / Thanksgiving
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Science & Nature / Environment
  • Themes Earth / Sun / Moon System, Environment / Nature, Families, Gratitude, Holidays / Traditions, Human Impact On Environment / Environmental Sustainability, Indigenous / First Nations / Native American, Nature / Science, Nonfiction, Respect / Citizenship
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 11
  • Grade Range Grades K - 6
  • Guided Reading L
  • ATOS Book Level 3.3
  • DRA 24
  • Lexile Level 660
  • Lexile Measurement 660L
  • Reading Level Grades 3 - 4
  • Bebop Reading Early Fluent
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