Joseph Bruchac

A story based on the life of the dedicated young Lakota boy who grew up to be one of the bravest defenders of his people.

"Twins Jamie and Marie Longbow are excited about summer with their grandparents, traveling from powwow to powwow selling goods they helped to make. When their grandmother's most beautifulnecklace goes missing, it's up to the twins to solve the mystery"--

"As a boy, Chester Nez was taught his native language and culture were useless, but he was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII"--

Celebrates the seasons of the year through poems from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux.

Through the guidance of his uncle and the retelling of various Native American legends, a young boy learns that everything living and inanimate has its place, should be considered sacred, and given respect.

A program for wildlife ecology, interweaving Native American cultural heritage with environmental lessons. Twenty-four stories introduce the concepts of wildlife ecology and environmental and stewardship issues concerning animals, habitat, and natural history. The field-tested activities encourage creative thinking and synthesis of knowledge and experience by involving children, ages 5 through 12, in creative arts, theater, reading, writing, science,...