Education Resource Area: Native American Literature
Located in the Salem State University library (2nd floor). ERA provides resources and services to support education programs at Salem State University. The collection includes curriculum, lesson planning, assessment, educational research books and kits.
When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor; Tom Bahti (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780689711060
Publication Date: 1987-04-30
Pre k-3
Building a Bridge by Lisa Shook Begaye; Libba Tracy (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780873587273
Publication Date: 1998-09-01
Anna's first day of kindergarten on the Navajo Reservation has her worried because she's different -- but a set of magic blocks and a new friend prove her wrong. K-4
The Blue Roses by Linda Boyden; Amy Cordova (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781600606557
Publication Date: 2002-04-01
K-4
A Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac; Rocco Baviera (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780698116160
Publication Date: 1998-03-23
Pre K-3
Crazy Horse's Vision
ISBN: 9781584302827
Publication Date: 2006-08-01
Crazy Horse's Vision (PB) K-4
The First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac; Anna Vojtech (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780140564099
Publication Date: 1998-06-01
From an award-winning Native American storyteller comes this captivating re-telling of a Cherokee legend, which explains how strawberries came to be.K-3
A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry
ISBN: 9780152163723
Publication Date: 2002-04-01
K-4
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780698113602
Publication Date: 1996-04-16
K-3
The Girl Who Loved Coyotes by Nancy Wood; Diana Bryer (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780688139827
Publication Date: 1995-09-01
Pre K-3
Native American Literature
The Sleeping Lady by Ann Dixon (Retold by); Elizabeth Johns (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780882404950
Publication Date: 2001-02-01
3-7
Coyote and the Grasshoppers by Gloria Dominic; Charles Reasoner (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780865934276
Publication Date: 1996-07-01
3-7
The Star Maiden by Barbara Juster Esbensen; Helen K. Davie (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316249553
Publication Date: 1991-09-03
A star appears in a dream to a young brave, falls to earth, and becomes a water lily. Pre K-3
Her Seven Brothers by Paul Goble (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780689717307
Publication Date: 1993-09-30
Pre K-3
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky by Susan Jeffers (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780142301326
Publication Date: 2002-07-22
3-7
Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780140502114
Publication Date: 1977-02-24
Pre k-3
Dreamcatcher by Audrey Osofsky; Ed Young (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780531085882
Publication Date: 1992-03-01
In the land of the Ojibway a baby sleeps, protected from bad dreams, as the life of the tribe goes on around him. Pre K-3
Brother Wolf by Harriet P. Taylor (Illustrator, Retold by)
ISBN: 9780374309978
Publication Date: 1996-09-17
A Seneca folktale concerning the consequences of a rivalry between Wolf and Raccoon. Pre k-3
Man Called Raven by Richard Van Camp; George Littlechild (Illustrator)