Review By ANDREA ZOLLMAN In 1906, an elderly Native American named Buffalo Bird Woman related the story of her childhood during the mid-19th Century to a visiting anthropologist. More than 100 years later, author and illustrator S.D. Nelson has transformed her efforts to immortalize the traditions of her people into a picture book for children […]
Entries Tagged as 'Native Peoples'
Buffalo Bird Girl
November 13th, 2013 · No Comments · Books
Tags: 19th Century·Andrea Zollman·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Great Plains·Hidatsa·History·Illustration·Native American·Native Peoples·Nonfiction·Older Elementary·S.D. Nelson
Happy Thanksliving!
November 7th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY It’s no secret that Nathalie VanBalen’s Garlic- Onion- Beet- Spinach- Mango- Carrot- Grapefruit Juice gets me totally, TOTALLY pumped! Or that ever since my husband and I started making our free-form garlic mashed potato pie stuffed with kale, carrots, and leeks (a veganized version of an old Vegetarian Times recipe), Thanksgiving is […]
Tags: Best Books for Vegetarian Kids·Coloring·Early Elementary·Nathalie VanBalen·Native American·Native Peoples·Older Elementary·Preschoolers·Recycled Paper Books·Thanksgiving·Thanksgiving Books for Vegetarian Kids·Vegan Thanksgiving·Vegetarian Kids Books·Vegetarian Thanksgiving
The Good Luck Cat
August 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT A sign displayed on the wall of our veterinarian’s office discusses what indoor cats “miss” — indoor-only cats miss out things like attacks by wild or domestic animals, being hit by vehicles, killing songbirds, abuse at human hands etc. In The Good Luck Cat, a young girl tells the story of her […]
Tags: Cats·Companion Animals·Early Elementary·Illustration·Jennifer Gannett·Joy Harjo·Native American·Native Peoples·Paul Lee
The Last Polar Bear
January 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Jean Craighead George and Wendell Minor, the team responsible for The Wolves Are Back, bring us an Arctic tale. The Last Polar Bear focuses upon young Tigluk, who encounters a polar bear in his Arctic village. Ignoring the warnings of the adult villagers, Tigluk has a close encounter with the bear, named Nanuq. Realizing he has […]
Tags: Arctic·Climate Change·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Global Warming·Jean Craighead George·Jennifer Gannett·Native Peoples·Ocean·Older Elementary·Polar Bears·Tribes·Wendell Minor