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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Book trailer: THE LIFE OF HELEN BETTY OSBORNE: A GRAPHIC NOVEL

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Over the last few days, I've seen a few references to a new series of graphic novels by a Swampy Cree (First Nations, Manitoba) writer,...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Angela Shelf Medearis's DANCING WITH THE INDIANS

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Angela Shelf Medearis's Dancing with the Indians was picked up by Reading Rainbow and turned into a video. The story has so much poten...
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Monday, April 12, 2010

In the early 1950s, Ann Nolan Clark said...

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This morning, Elizabeth Bird at School Library Journal posted the book that is at the top spot in her series of Top 100 Children's Nove...
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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