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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.

Collection of 37 books: $482.55

Quiet Hero

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Sky Dancers

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Sharuko

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Stone River Crossing

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The People Shall Continue

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The Woman Who Outshone the Sun / La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol

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This Land is My Land

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What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses?

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Bowman's Store

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Indian No More

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Kiki's Journey

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Rattlesnake Mesa

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The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe

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Wolf Mark

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Killer of Enemies

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Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2)

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Arrow of Lightning (Killer of Enemies #3)

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I Remember

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At the Park

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The Blue Roses

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Fancy Dance

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I Make Clay Pots

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I'm Heading to the Rodeo

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My Family

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My Horse

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Living in an Igloo

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Baby Rattlesnake / Viborita de Cascabel

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Louis Sockalexis

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Laundry Day

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When the Shadbush Blooms

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A Man Called Raven

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Bears Make Rock Soup

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Buffalo Song

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Crazy Horse's Vision

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Giving Thanks

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Home to Medicine Mountain

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Jim Thorpe's Bright Path

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  • Front cover for A Man Called Raven by Richard Van Camp and George Littlechild
      A Man Called Raven
      By Richard Van Camp, George Littlechild
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      A Man Called Raven

      A Man Called Raven

      By Richard Van Camp, George Littlechild
      Blending 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.

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    • Front cover for Arrow of Lightning (Killer of Enemies #3) by Joseph Bruchac
      Arrow of Lightning (Killer of Enemies #3)
      By Joseph Bruchac
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      Arrow of Lightning (Killer of Enemies #3)

      Arrow of Lightning (Killer of Enemies #3)

      By Joseph Bruchac
      In 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.

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    • Front cover for At the Park by Judy Nayer and Kayeri Akweks
      At the Park
      By Judy Nayer, Kayeri Akweks
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      At the Park

      At the Park

      By Judy Nayer, Kayeri Akweks
      A Mohawk boy visits the park and uses his five senses to discover the natural world around him.

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    • Front cover for Baby Rattlesnake / Viborita de Cascabel by Te Ata; Lynn Moroney and Mira Reisberg
        Baby Rattlesnake / Viborita de Cascabel
        By Te Ata, Siobhan Moroney, Mira Reisberg
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        Baby Rattlesnake / Viborita de Cascabel

        Baby Rattlesnake / Viborita de Cascabel

        By Te Ata, Siobhan Moroney, Mira Reisberg
        Bilingual English/Spanish. A Native American (Pawnee) tale of family love and forgiveness.

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      • Front cover for Bears Make Rock Soup by Lise Erdrich and Lisa Fifield
        Bears Make Rock Soup
        and Other Stories
        By Lise Erdrich, Lisa Fifield
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        Bears Make Rock Soup

        Bears Make Rock Soup

        and Other Stories
        By Lise Erdrich, Lisa Fifield
        In this collection of paintings and stories, painter Lisa Fifield and writer Lise Erdrich honor their Native American tradition in their own unique ways.

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      • Front cover for Bowman's Store by Joseph Bruchac
          Bowman's Store
          By Joseph Bruchac
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          Bowman's Store

          Bowman's Store

          By Joseph Bruchac
          Bowman'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.

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        • Front cover for Buffalo Song by Joseph Bruchac and Bill Farnsworth
          Buffalo Song
          By Joseph Bruchac, Bill Farnsworth
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          Buffalo Song

          Buffalo Song

          By Joseph Bruchac, Bill Farnsworth
          The 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.

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        • Front cover for Crazy Horse's Vision by Joseph Bruchac and S. D. Nelson
          Crazy Horse's Vision
          By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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          Crazy Horse's Vision

          Crazy Horse's Vision

          By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
          The 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.

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        • Front cover for Fancy Dance by Leslie Johnson and Kayeri Akweks
          Fancy Dance
          By Leslie Johnson, Kayeri Akweks
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          Fancy Dance

          Fancy Dance

          By Leslie Johnson, Kayeri Akweks
          Joe 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.

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        • Front cover for Giving Thanks by Chief Jake Swamp and Erwin Printup Jr.
          Giving Thanks
          A Native American Good Morning Message
          By Chief Jake Swamp, Erwin Printup Jr.
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          Giving Thanks

          Giving Thanks

          A Native American Good Morning Message
          By Chief Jake Swamp, Erwin Printup Jr.
          A traditional Iroquois celebration of the beauty and spirit of Mother Earth, as told by a contemporary Mohawk chief.

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        • Front cover for Home to Medicine Mountain by Chiori Santiago and Judith Lowry
          Home to Medicine Mountain
          By Chiori Santiago, Judith Lowry
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          Home to Medicine Mountain

          Home to Medicine Mountain

          By Chiori Santiago, Judith Lowry
          Two 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.

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        • Front cover for I Make Clay Pots by Leslie Johnson and Bryn Barnard
          I Make Clay Pots
          By Leslie Johnson, Bryn Barnard
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          I Make Clay Pots

          I Make Clay Pots

          By Leslie Johnson, Bryn Barnard
          A Pueblo girl learns the traditional art of making pottery from her grandmother.

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        • Front cover for I Remember by Lee Bennett Hopkins; Janet Wong; Kwame Alexander; Margarita Engle and Various Artists
          I Remember
          Poems and Pictures of Heritage
          By Lee Bennett Hopkins
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          I Remember

          I Remember

          Poems and Pictures of Heritage
          By Lee Bennett Hopkins
          An 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.

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        • Front cover for I'm Heading to the Rodeo by Emmi Herman and Claire Louise Milne
          I'm Heading to the Rodeo
          By Emmi S. Herman, Claire Louise Milne
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          I'm Heading to the Rodeo

          I'm Heading to the Rodeo

          By Emmi S. Herman, Claire Louise Milne
          On her way to school one morning, a young Native American girl gets a taste of the rodeo adventure she daydreams about.

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        • Front cover for Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis; Traci Sorell
          Indian No More
          By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci Sorell
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          Indian No More

          Indian No More

          By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci Sorell
          When 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.

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        • Front cover for Jim Thorpe's Bright Path by Joseph Bruchac and S. D. Nelson
          Jim Thorpe's Bright Path
          By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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          Jim Thorpe's Bright Path

          Jim Thorpe's Bright Path

          By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
          A 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.

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        • Front cover for Kiki's Journey by Kristy Orona-Ramirez and Jonathan Warm Day
          Kiki's Journey
          By Kristy Orona-Ramirez, Jonathan P. Gomez
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          Kiki's Journey

          Kiki's Journey

          By Kristy Orona-Ramirez, Jonathan P. Gomez
          Kiki and her parents travel back to the Taos Pueblo reservation where she was born to learn more about their Tiwa Indian heritage.

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        • Front cover for Killer of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac
          Killer of Enemies
          By Joseph Bruchac
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          Killer of Enemies

          Killer of Enemies

          By Joseph Bruchac
          A post-Apocalyptic YA novel with a steampunk twist, based on an Apache legend.

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        • Front cover for Laundry Day by Karen Hjemboe and Shelly Hehenberger
          Laundry Day
          By Karen Hjemboe, Shelly Hehenberger
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          Laundry Day

          Laundry Day

          By Karen Hjemboe, Shelly Hehenberger
          Two Navajo children help their mom do the weekly wash at the laundromat.

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        • Front cover for Living in an Igloo by Jan Reynolds and Jan Reynolds
          Living in an Igloo
          By Jan Reynolds
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          Living in an Igloo

          Living in an Igloo

          By Jan Reynolds
          Meet a young Inuit girl and her family. Learn why they sometimes live in an igloo and what life in an igloo is like.

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        • Front cover for Louis Sockalexis by Bill Wise and Bill Farnsworth
          Louis Sockalexis
          Native American Baseball Pioneer
          By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth
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          Louis Sockalexis

          Louis Sockalexis

          Native American Baseball Pioneer
          By William Wise, Bill Farnsworth
          A 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.

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        • Front cover for My Family by Karen Hjemboe and Dorothy Sullivan
          My Family
          By Karen Hjemboe, Dorothy Sullivan
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          My Family

          My Family

          By Karen Hjemboe, Dorothy Sullivan
          A Cherokee girl learns traditional skills and customs from the members of her family.

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        • Front cover for My Horse by Karen Hjemboe and Anthony Chee Emerson
          My Horse
          By Karen Hjemboe, Anthony Chee Emerson
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          My Horse

          My Horse

          By Karen Hjemboe, Anthony Chee Emerson
          A Pueblo boy living on a reservation in New Mexico cares for and rides his horse.

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        • Front cover for Quiet Hero by S. D. Nelson and S. D. Nelson
          Quiet Hero
          The Ira Hayes Story
          By S. D. Nelson
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          Quiet Hero

          Quiet Hero

          The Ira Hayes Story
          By S. D. Nelson
          A 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.

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        • Front cover for Rattlesnake Mesa by Ednah New Rider Weber and Richela Renkun
          Rattlesnake Mesa
          Stories from a Native American Childhood
          By Ednah New Rider Weber, Richela Renkun
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          Rattlesnake Mesa

          Rattlesnake Mesa

          Stories from a Native American Childhood
          By Ednah New Rider Weber, Richela Renkun
          A 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.

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        • Front cover for Sharuko by Monica Brown and Elisa Chavarri
          Sharuko
          El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
          By Monica Brown, Elisa Chavarri
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          Sharuko

          Sharuko

          El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
          By Monica Brown, Elisa Chavarri
          A 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.

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        • Front cover for Sky Dancers by Connie Ann Kirk and Christy Hale
          Sky Dancers
          By Connie Ann Kirk, Christy Hale
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          Sky Dancers

          Sky Dancers

          By Connie Ann Kirk, Christy Hale
          John Cloud's father is a steelworker building skyscrapers in New York City, far away from their home upstate on the Mohawk Reservation.

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        • Front cover for Stone River Crossing by Tim Tingle
          Stone River Crossing
          By Tim Tingle
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          Stone River Crossing

          Stone River Crossing

          By Tim Tingle
          From 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.

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        • Front cover for The Blue Roses by Linda Boyden and Amy Córdova
            The Blue Roses
            By Linda Boyden, Amy Córdova
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            The Blue Roses

            The Blue Roses

            By Linda Boyden, Amy Córdova
            A modern-day Native American girl learns to understand the cycle of life after her grandfather dies.

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          • Front cover for The People Shall Continue by Simon J. Ortiz and Sharol Graves
            The People Shall Continue
            By Simon J. Ortiz, Sharol Graves
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            The People Shall Continue

            The People Shall Continue

            By Simon J. Ortiz, Sharol Graves
            Republished 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.

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          • Front cover for The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe by Joseph Bruchac and S. D. Nelson
            The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe
            By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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            The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe

            The Story of All-Star Athlete Jim Thorpe

            By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
            This 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.

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          • Front cover for The Woman Who Outshone the Sun / La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol by Alejandro Cruz Martinez; Rosalma Zubizarreta and Fernando Olivera
            The Woman Who Outshone the Sun / La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol
            By Alejandro Cruz Martinez, Fernando Olivera, Rosalma Zubizarreta
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            The Woman Who Outshone the Sun / La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol

            The Woman Who Outshone the Sun / La mujer que brillaba aún más que el sol

            By Alejandro Cruz Martinez, Fernando Olivera, Rosalma Zubizarreta
            Bilingual English/Spanish. A legend of Lucia Zenteno, who is part of the oral history of the Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico.

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          • Front cover for This Land is My Land by George Littlechild and George Littlechild
            This Land is My Land
            By George Littlechild
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            This Land is My Land

            This Land is My Land

            By George Littlechild
            Through 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.

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              Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2)
              By Joseph Bruchac
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              Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2)

              Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2)

              By Joseph Bruchac
              In 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.

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            • Front cover for What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? by Richard Van Camp and George Littlechild
                What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses?
                By Richard Van Camp, George Littlechild
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                What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses?

                What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses?

                By Richard Van Camp, George Littlechild
                Author Richard Van Camp asks his friends and family, "What's the most beautiful thing you know about horses?"

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              • Front cover for When the Shadbush Blooms by Carla Messinger; Susan R Katz and David Fadden
                When the Shadbush Blooms
                By Carla Messinger, Susan R. Katz, David Kanietakeron Fadden
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                When the Shadbush Blooms

                When the Shadbush Blooms

                By Carla Messinger, Susan R. Katz, David Kanietakeron Fadden
                A 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.

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                Wolf Mark
                By Joseph Bruchac
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                Wolf Mark

                Wolf Mark

                By Joseph Bruchac
                Luke 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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