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Monday, April 05, 2010

"Fairy Tales: Zero Tolerance?"

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Over on Worlds of Words , Marilyn Carpenter has an essay up called "Fairy Tales: Zero Tolerance?" I read it this morning, and, l...
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Saturday, April 03, 2010

RECOMMENDED: Tim Tingle's SALTYPIE

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Before you read Tim Tingle's Saltypie to your child or students in your classroom or library, spend some time studying what Tingle say...
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Words about Words

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This morning's "Google Alert" (I have one set up to let me know when someone has written about my blog) included a link to Sci...
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New book! Tim Tingle's SALTYPIE

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I just read Tim Tingle's new picture book, Saltypie ...  First impression? Wow! When people ask me for a short list of recommended books...
Monday, March 29, 2010

Nancy Bo Flood's WARRIORS IN THE CROSSFIRE

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I recently read a galley copy of Nancy Bo Flood's Warriors in the Crossfire (Front Street, 2010). Flood is a gifted writer. Her book is...
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Hopi Runners

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For young adults who visit your library looking for information about athletes or marathon runners, consider offering them an article from a...

Stereotyping, Bias, and American Indians

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What are you doing at 11:00 AM on April 13th? Set aside an hour to attend a free, online conversation called "How do we change a stereo...
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Friday, March 19, 2010

Pa (as a kid) played that he was hunting Indians

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Little House in the Big Woods , by Laura Ingalls Wilder, is Favorite Book #23 in Elizabeth Bird's SLJ "Top 100 Novels" countd...
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

American Indians in California - Resources

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Update from Debbie on May 6, 2021: Dr. Miranda's site is no longer accessible. You can find an article by her about the missions, at the...
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Monday, March 08, 2010

Anne Rockwell's BIG GEORGE: HOW A SHY BOY BECAME PRESIDENT WASHINGTON - Part 2

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Yesterday , I posted initial thoughts about Anne Rockwell's picture book biography of George Washington. I'm returning to it today, ...
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Sunday, March 07, 2010

Anne Rockwell's BIG GEORGE: HOW A SHY BOY BECAME PRESIDENT WASHINGTON

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Several years ago, Anne Rockwell wrote a book called Thanksgiving Day . Reading it as a Native mother and scholar in American Indian Stu...
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Saturday, March 06, 2010

"An Author Responds"

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I thought it might be useful to my readers to identify blog posts that prompted an author to reply, in protest, of my review. So, I added ...
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American Indians in Children's Literature featured at DIVERSE: ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

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I read this article when it came out in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education and meant to link to it, but can't find a link. So, I'm...
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American Indians in Children's Literature featured at COLOR ONLINE

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On Thursday, March 4th,  COLOR ONLINE featured American Indians in Children's Literature. This is from their "About Us" page: ...
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Thursday, March 04, 2010

Congrats to Cynthia Leitich Smith: ETERNAL on NY Times best seller list

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Wow!  Eternal, Cynthia Leitich Smith's vampire novel, will appear on the New York Times "Children's Best Sellers - Paperback&...
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Friday, February 26, 2010

Something Will Rogers said...

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A friend asked me what I know about Will Rogers, famous TV and radio personality, part Cherokee... He asked, in particular, about this: ...
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Thoughts on Sharon Creech's WALK TWO MOONS

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Have you ever used Google Earth ? It's a fascinating tool that lets you look at a place (like your hometown) via satellite photographs. ...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Elizabeth Bird's Survey of Top 100 Children's Novels, #90 thru #66

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A week ago (Feb 10, 2010), I wrote about Elizabeth Bird's survey at SLJ. She asked readers to send her a list of their all time favorite...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Video: Do All Indians Live in Tipis?

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Over on the right side of this page, I feature a link to a book called Do All Indians Live in Tipis ? I wrote about the book when it came o...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Elizabeth Bird's survey of Top 100 Children's Novels

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A while back, SLJ ( School Library Journal ) columnist Elizabeth Bird invited her readers to send her a list of their top ten children's...
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