37 Books in this collection
Native American and Indigenous Booklist
Here at Lee & Low Books, we publish a range of Native American, Indigenous and First Nations children's books, including many #ownvoices titles by Native authors and illustrators. Find leveled readers and award-winning picture books as well as middle grade and YA novels highlighting Native American cultures. We are proud to showcase stories that celebrate Native voices and experiences of Native communities and historically underrepresented or misrepresented in children's literature. See the fully designed list here in PDF form.
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Themes & Categories
- Biography / Memoir
- Breaking Gender Barriers
- Childhood Experiences and Memories
- Classroom Activities
- Diversity
- Early Readers
- Emergent
- Empathy / Compassion
- Environment / Nature
- Families
- Forgiveness
- Friendship
- Geography
- Grandparents
- Holidays / Traditions
- Identity / Self Esteem / Confidence
- Indigenous / First Nations / Native American
- Integrity / Honesty
- Leveled Readers
- Middle Grade
- Multiple Ethnicities Represented
- Music
- Nature / Science
- Nonfiction
- Persistence / Grit
- Pride
- Realistic Fiction
- Similarities and Differences
- Tolerance / Acceptance
- Water
- Weather / Seasons / Clothing
- YA interest
- Bookrooms
- English
Books in This Collection
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A Man Called Raven
By Richard Van Camp, George LittlechildPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageA Man Called Raven
By Richard Van Camp, George LittlechildView DetailsBlending past with present, the magical with the real,A Man Called Ravenis both a tribute to the wisdom of the raven and a positive reminder that we can all learn from nature.
Arrow of Lightning (Killer of Enemies #3)
By Joseph BruchacHardcover: $19.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageArrow of Lightning (Killer of Enemies #3)
By Joseph BruchacView DetailsIn the final installment of the Killer of Enemies series, Lozen attempts to live a life without the violence that so far has defined her life, but the remaining Ones will not let that happen without a fight.
At the Park
By Judy Nayer, Kayeri AkweksPaperback: $6.50 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageAt the Park
By Judy Nayer, Kayeri AkweksView DetailsA Mohawk boy visits the park and uses his five senses to discover the natural world around him.
Baby Rattlesnake / Viborita de Cascabel
By Te Ata, Siobhan Moroney, Mira ReisbergPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBaby Rattlesnake / Viborita de Cascabel
By Te Ata, Siobhan Moroney, Mira ReisbergView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. A Native American (Pawnee) tale of family love and forgiveness.
Bears Make Rock Soup
and Other StoriesBy Lise Erdrich, Lisa FifieldView DetailsIn this collection of paintings and stories, painter Lisa Fifield and writer Lise Erdrich honor their Native American tradition in their own unique ways.
Bowman's Store
By Joseph BruchacPaperback: $14.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBowman's Store
By Joseph BruchacView DetailsBowman's Store gracefully weaves themes from Joseph Bruchac's intimate knowledge of Native American cultures with the scenes from the past that have shaped his life.
Buffalo Song
By Joseph Bruchac, Bill FarnsworthPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageBuffalo Song
By Joseph Bruchac, Bill FarnsworthView DetailsThe story of Salish Indian Walking Coyote and his efforts to save the vanishing buffalo herds from extinction in the United States during the 1870s and 1880s.
Crazy Horse's Vision
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. NelsonCrazy Horse's Vision
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. NelsonView DetailsThe true story of the great Sioux warrior who, as a young boy, defies tradition and seeks a vision on his own in hopes of saving his people.
Fancy Dance
By Leslie Johnson, Kayeri AkweksPaperback: $8.50 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageFancy Dance
By Leslie Johnson, Kayeri AkweksView DetailsJoe is dancing the Fancy Dance at a powwow for the first time. He is nervous, but once the dance starts he knows just what to do.
Giving Thanks
A Native American Good Morning MessageBy Chief Jake Swamp, Erwin Printup Jr.View DetailsA traditional Iroquois celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as told by a contemporary Mohawk chief.
Home to Medicine Mountain
By Chiori Santiago, Judith LowryHome to Medicine Mountain
By Chiori Santiago, Judith LowryView DetailsTwo young Maidu Indian brothers sent to live at a government-run Indian residential school in California in the 1930s find a way to escape and return home for the summer.
I Make Clay Pots
By Leslie Johnson, Bryn BarnardPaperback: $6.50 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageI Make Clay Pots
By Leslie Johnson, Bryn BarnardView DetailsA Pueblo girl learns the traditional art of making pottery from her grandmother.
I Remember
Poems and Pictures of HeritageBy Lee Bennett HopkinsView DetailsAn outstanding celebration of diversity and family: fourteen poets and sixteen illustrators of diverse backgrounds share memorable childhood experiences and reflect upon their different heritages, traditions, and beliefs.
I'm Heading to the Rodeo
By Emmi S. Herman, Claire Louise MilnePaperback: $9.50 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageI'm Heading to the Rodeo
By Emmi S. Herman, Claire Louise MilneView DetailsOn her way to school one morning, a young Native American girl gets a taste of the rodeo adventure she daydreams about.
Indian No More
By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci SorellIndian No More
By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci SorellView DetailsWhen Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home.
Jim Thorpe's Bright Path
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. NelsonJim Thorpe's Bright Path
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. NelsonView DetailsA biography of the legendary Native American Jim Thorpe (1888--1953), voted the Greatest Football Player and Greatest Athlete of the Half-Century by two AP polls, focusing on his early childhood and how school and sports shaped his future.
Kiki's Journey
By Kristy Orona-Ramirez, Jonathan P. GomezKiki's Journey
By Kristy Orona-Ramirez, Jonathan P. GomezView DetailsKiki and her parents travel back to the Taos Pueblo reservation where she was born to learn more about their Tiwa Indian heritage.
Killer of Enemies
By Joseph BruchacKiller of Enemies
By Joseph BruchacView DetailsA post-Apocalyptic YA novel with a steampunk twist, based on an Apache legend.
Laundry Day
By Karen Hjemboe, Shelly HehenbergerLaundry Day
By Karen Hjemboe, Shelly HehenbergerView DetailsTwo Navajo children help their mom do the weekly wash at the laundromat.
Living in an Igloo
By Jan ReynoldsPaperback: $8.50 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLiving in an Igloo
By Jan ReynoldsView DetailsMeet a young Inuit girl and her family. Learn why they sometimes live in an igloo and what life in an igloo is like.
Louis Sockalexis
Native American Baseball PioneerBy William Wise, Bill FarnsworthPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageLouis Sockalexis
Native American Baseball PioneerBy William Wise, Bill FarnsworthView DetailsA biography of Louis Sockalexis, Penobscot Indian and the first Native American to play professional baseball, focusing on his formative years and culminating in an historic game at New York's Polo Grounds in 1897.
My Family
By Karen Hjemboe, Dorothy SullivanMy Family
By Karen Hjemboe, Dorothy SullivanView DetailsA Cherokee girl learns traditional skills and customs from the members of her family.
My Horse
By Karen Hjemboe, Anthony Chee EmersonMy Horse
By Karen Hjemboe, Anthony Chee EmersonView DetailsA Pueblo boy living on a reservation in New Mexico cares for and rides his horse.
Quiet Hero
The Ira Hayes StoryBy S. D. NelsonView DetailsA biography of Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six soldiers to raise the United States flag on Iwo Jima during World War II, an event immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph.
Rattlesnake Mesa
Stories from a Native American ChildhoodBy Ednah New Rider Weber, Richela RenkunPaperback: $19.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageRattlesnake Mesa
Stories from a Native American ChildhoodBy Ednah New Rider Weber, Richela RenkunView DetailsA true account of a spirited Native American girl's experiences growing up on a reservation and attending Phoenix Indian School in the 1920s, written in an engaging, unconventional style and accompanied by 38 dramatic photographs.
Sharuko
El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. TelloBy Monica Brown, Elisa ChavarriSharuko
El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. TelloBy Monica Brown, Elisa ChavarriView DetailsA fascinating bilingual picture book biography of Peruvian archaeologist and national icon Julio C. Tello, who unearthed Peru's ancient cultures and fostered pride in the country's Indigenous history.
Sky Dancers
By Connie Ann Kirk, Christy HalePaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageSky Dancers
By Connie Ann Kirk, Christy HaleView DetailsJohn Cloud's father is a steelworker building skyscrapers in New York City, far away from their home upstate on the Mohawk Reservation.
Stone River Crossing
By Tim TingleStone River Crossing
By Tim TingleView DetailsFrom the award-winning author of How I Became a Ghost, a tale of unlikely friendship and miracles. When Martha Tom helps Lil Mo and his family escape from the plantation across the river, it's just the beginning of a Choctaw adventure of a lifetime.
The Blue Roses
By Linda Boyden, Amy CórdovaPaperback: $11.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageThe Blue Roses
By Linda Boyden, Amy CórdovaView DetailsA modern-day Native American girl learns to understand the cycle of life after her grandfather dies.
The People Shall Continue
By Simon J. Ortiz, Sharol GravesThe People Shall Continue
By Simon J. Ortiz, Sharol GravesView DetailsRepublished for its fortieth anniversary, this powerful story by renowned Acoma Pueblo poet and storyteller Simon J. Ortiz traces the history of Native / Indigenous people of North America from the time of creation to the present.
The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. NelsonThe Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe
By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. NelsonView DetailsThis entry in the innovative "Story" line of chapter-book biographies focuses on Jim Thorpe, an exceptional athlete with natural talent and the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States.
The Woman Who Outshone the Sun / La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol
By Alejandro Cruz Martinez, Fernando Olivera, Rosalma ZubizarretaThe Woman Who Outshone the Sun / La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol
By Alejandro Cruz Martinez, Fernando Olivera, Rosalma ZubizarretaView DetailsBilingual English/Spanish. A legend of Lucia Zenteno, who is part of the oral history of the Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico.
This Land is My Land
By George LittlechildThis Land is My Land
By George LittlechildView DetailsThrough his own words and paintings, acclaimed Native artist George Littlechild takes us back in time to the first meeting between his Plains Cree ancestors and the first European settlers in North America.
Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2)
By Joseph BruchacPaperback: $18.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageTrail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2)
By Joseph BruchacView DetailsIn this sequel to Killer of Enemies, Lozen and her family, on the run from the tyrants who once held them hostage, embark on a journey along a perilous trail once followed by her ancestors, where they meet friends and foes alike.
What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses?
By Richard Van Camp, George LittlechildPaperback: $12.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageWhat's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses?
By Richard Van Camp, George LittlechildView DetailsAuthor Richard Van Camp asks his friends and family, "What's the most beautiful thing you know about horses?"
When the Shadbush Blooms
By Carla Messinger, Susan R. Katz, David Kanietakeron FaddenWhen the Shadbush Blooms
By Carla Messinger, Susan R. Katz, David Kanietakeron FaddenView DetailsA young Lenape Indian girl observes and reflects on the small, important ways her family today, and her ancestors generations before, celebrate the cycle of seasons.
Wolf Mark
By Joseph BruchacHardcover: $20.95 This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageWolf Mark
By Joseph BruchacView DetailsLuke King, whose father is a black-ops infiltrator, uses the skills his father taught him to figure out his family's paranormal secret and save his kidnapped father and his own friends.
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