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Norton, Donna E. (1995). Through The Eyes of a Child: An Introduction to Children’s Literature, 4th ed. Merrill: New Jersey.

Taylor, Colin F. (1996). Native American Life: The Family, The Hunt, Pastimes and Ceremonies. Smithmark: New York.

Waldman, Carl. (1985). Atlas of the North American Indian. Facts on File: New York.

 

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ahenakew, Freda. How the Mouse Got Brown Teeth: A Cree Story for Children. Illustrated by George Littlechild. Fifth House, Saskatchewan. 1988.
A boy does not listen to his grandmother’s warnings and he ends up snaring the sun in a tree. He requests the help of all of the animals. Mouse chews through the snare and sets the sun free but ends up with brown teeth.

_____. How The Birch Tree Got Its Stripes: A Cree Story for Children. Illustrated by George Littlechild. Fifth House, Saskatchewan. 1988.
The Cree trickster is tricked by the birch trees and in anger he whips the trees and gives them stripes.

Baker, Olaf. Where the Buffaloes Begin. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Puffin Books: New York. 1981.
A boy goes to the lake where the buffaloes are said to begin and he leads the buffalo back to his camp and saves his people from an attack by a neighboring tribe.

Baumann, Hans. Thank You, Brother Bear. Illustrated by Eric Carle. Scholastic. 1985.
Chip is friendly with the animals, so in his time of need they help him reach Wise Raven so that he can get the medicine he needs to save his sister’s life.

Bear, Judy. The Legend of Big Bear, Little Bear and the Stars. Illustrated by Larry Okanee. Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College. 1979.
This legend explains how the Little Dipper and the stars came to be.

Bernhard, Emery. Spotted Eagle and Black Crow: A Lakota Legend. Illustrated by Durga Bernhard. Holiday House: New York. 1993.
Two warrior brothers are in love with the same woman, Red Bird, so one warrior tricks the other one and tries to kill him so he can have Red Bird all to himself. Spotted Eagle is left for dead but is adopted by the eagles, returned to his people, and eventually he marries Red Bird.

Bird, Glenda. Our Four Seasons. Illustrated by Larry Okanee. Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre: Saskatchewan. 1979.
Explains how the four seasons came to be as a result of a tribes selfish hearts.

Caduto, Michael and Bruchac, Joseph. Keepers of the Animals: Native Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children. Fifth House: Saskatoon. 1991.
A collection of stories and activities to teach children about the animals.

_____ Keepers of the Earth: Native Stories and Environmental Activities for Children. Fifth House: Saskatoon. 1989.
A collection of stories and activities to teach children about the earth and its preservation.

Cohlene, Terri. Turquoise Boy: A Navajo Legend. Illustrated by Charles Reasoner. Watermill Press: Florida. 1990.
This story tells of a boys desire to make life easier for his people. He visits many of the Gods until eventually he brings sacred horses to the people.

Connolly, James E. Why the Possum’s Tail is Bare and Other North American Indian Nature Tales. Illustrated by Andrea Adams. Stemmer House: Maryland. 1985.
A collection of several First Nations animal tales.

Cuthand, Stan. Nehiyaw Atayokewina (Cree Legends) Stories of Wisakecahk. Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre: Saskatchewan. 1973.
This anthology consists of fourteen tales about the Cree folk hero, Wisakecahk. They are:

dePaola, Tomie. The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush. Putnam: New York. 1988.
A young boy learns that his calling in life differs from the other boys in the camp. He remains true to his calling and creates stories through pictures for his people. While searching for the perfect colors to reproduce his dream-vision, he brings the colors of sunset to the Earth through the creation of the Indian Paintbrush.

_____. The Legend of the Bluebonnet. Putnam’s: New York. 1983.
A young girl understands the importance of sacrifice and knows what she must do to save her people from the drought and famine.

Duncan, Lois. The Magic of Spider Woman. Illustrated by Shonto Begay. Scholastic: New York. 1996.
This story tells about the Navajo’s belief that it is important to maintain balance in one’s life and that if one makes a promise to Spider Women, one should keep it.

Gale, Donald. Sooshewan: Child of the Beothuk. Illustrated by Shawn Steffler. Breakwater, 1988.
A young girl becomes a woman when she listens to her grandmother’s last words and goes to save her father.

Goble, Paul. Crow Chief. Orchard: New York. 1992
The people learn why their hunts have been unsuccessful and Crow Chief, in turn, learns a valuable lesson about maintaining the harmony between animals and humankind.

_____. Buffalo Woman. Aladdin: New York. 1984.
A man marries the Buffalo woman from the Buffalo Nation and his people are mean to her so she flees with her son and returns to the buffalo. Her husband follows her and proves his love and with the buffalo people he remains.

_____. The Great Race of the Birds and Animals. Aladdin: New York. 1991.
Tells of the race between human and the animals to decide who would get to eat who.

_____ .The Gift of the Sacred Dog. Aladdin: New York. 1980.
The sacred dog is the horse. This story tells of the way horses came to the First Nations people and how they were used and respected.

_____. Her Seven Brothers. Aladdin: New York. 1993.
A story about how seven brothers fleeing from the buffalo ran into the sky and formed the big dipper.

_____. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. Aladdin: New York. 1978.
This story tells of a girls love for horses and her transformation into a beautiful mare so she can remain with the wild horses.

_____ . Adopted by the Eagles. Bradbury Press: New York. 1994.
A story about two brothers who follow the virtues of wisdom, patience, bravery and kindness until they both discover they love the same woman. One brother abandons the virtues, the other remains true to them despite his brothers treachery.

_____. Iktomi and the Ducks. Orchard Books: New York. 1990.
Iktomi is a trickster who is punished for his trickery.

_____. Love Flute. Bradbury Press: New York. 1992
A shy young man wins the love of the girl he loves through the music he creates just for her ears.

_____. Beyond the Ridge. Aladdin Books: New York. 1989.
A old woman dies and her spirit travels to the Land of Many Tipis. An understanding and acceptance of death is realized.

_____. Iktomi and the Berries. Orchard: New York. 1989.
Iktomi, a trickster, shows how truly foolish he can be when he tries to get berries that he sees in a lake.

_____. Star Boy. Aladdin: New York. 1983.
Star Boy searches for his Grandfather (Sun) to ask for forgiveness for his mother’s disobedience which has left him with a scarred face.

Hamilton, Virginia. Creation Stories from Around the World. Illustrated by Barry Moser. HBJ: New York. 1988.
A collection of 25 creation stories from around the world.

Harper, Piers. How the World Was Saved. Golden Books: Wisconsin. 1994.
A collection of eight First Nations tales. Includes several creation stories.

Juster Esbensen, Barbara. The Star Maiden. Illustrated by Helen Davie. Little, Brown and Co.: New York. 1988.
The Star Maiden does not want to wander in the sky any longer so she asks the people to help her find a home on Earth. Eventually, she find her home floating on the waters as a water lily.

Marson, Sharyn. Chinook. Illustrated by Anne Haley. Pemmican. 1994.
A young woman loses her warrior husband in a battle. She searches the mountains for him, sighing as she can not find him. Her sighs are a Chinook.

Martin, Rafe. The Boy Who Lived With The Seals. Illustrated by David Shannon. Putnam. 1993.
A young boy gets lost and ends up living with the seals. When his parent finally find him again, he had become much like a seal. They try to make him comfortable amongst his own people, but his heart longs for the seals.

Morgan, Pier. Supper for Crow. Crown Publishers: New York. 1995
This story demonstrates how greed can get you into trouble.

Moroney, Lynn. Baby Rattlesnake. Illustrated by Mira Reisberg. Children’s Book Press, 1989.
A baby rattlesnake gets his rattle before he is mature enough to use it wisely.

Oliviero, Jamie. The Fish Skin. Illustrated by Brent Morrisseau. Hyperion: New York. 1993.
A young Cree boy faces his fears to visit the Great Spirit to ask for his help in returning the rain to his drought-ridden land. His actions save the lives of his people.

_____ The Day Sun was Stolen. Illustrated by Sharon Hitchcock. Hyperion: New York. 1995.
A brave boy transforms himself into a fish to trick the Bear that has stolen the sun.

Oughton, Jerrie. How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navaho Legend. Illustrated by Lisa Desimini. Houghton Mifflin: Boston. 1992.
First woman takes her jewels and places them patiently in the sky so that all will be able to read the laws and avoid confusion. Coyote offers his help but becomes impatient and throws all of the remaining jewels into the sky. The laws are never written and the people experience a great deal of confusion because of Coyote’s lack of patience.

_____ A Tale of the Navajo: The Magic Weaver of Rugs. Illustrated by Lisa Desimini. Houghton Mifflin Co: Boston. 1994.
This is a variant of the common tales about Spider Woman. Two women are taught how to weave blankets to save their tribe from the environment and hunger.

Pohrt, Tom. Coyote Goes Walking. Farrar Straus Giroux: New York. 1995.
A collection of four coyote tales, one of which is a flood creation myth. Aims to teach to use your talents wisely and to respect sacred grounds.

Rosen, Michael. “ Coyote” in How the Animals Got Their Colors. Illustrated by John Clementson. HBJ: New York. 1992.
A collection of myths from around the world. Coyote, as told by the Zuni people is in this collection and it explains why the coyote has yellow eyes.

Shetterly, Susan Hand. Raven’s Light: A Myth from the People of the Northwest Coast. Illustrated by Robery Shetterly. Athenaeum: New York. 1991.
This myth tells about how Raven brought light to the world.

Steptoe, John. The Story of Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend. Scholastic: New York. 1984.
A mouse searches for the far away land and despite many hardships he keeps hope alive and realizes his dream.

Taylor, C.J. Bones in the Basket: Native Stories of the origin of people. Tundra: New York. 1994.
A collection of seven creation myths from various tribes.

Toye, William. The Loon’s Necklace. Illustrated by Elizabeth Cleaver. Oxford University Press, 1977.
A blind man’s sight is restored after the loon takes him to the bottom of the lake. In return, the man gives the loon a shell necklace. The shells mark its feathers and the loon is changed forever.

Van Laan, Nancy. A Blackfoot Legend: Buffalo Dance. Illustrated by Beatriz Vidal. Little, Brown and Co.: New York. 1993.
Explains the reason why the Blackfoot People cherish their sacred Buffalo Dance, and why it must be performed before and after each killing of the buffalo.

Wisniewski, David. The Wave of the Sea-Wolf. Clarion: New York. 1994.
A young girl sees the Sea-Wolf on a vision quest and she is granted wisdom and honor. She uses her wisdom to try to save her people and her land.