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Saturday, July 19, 2014

FOLLOW THE DREAM: THE STORY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, by Peter Sis

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In the last few days, I've been looking at picture books about Christopher Columbus. Peter Sis did one, titled Follow the Dream:  The ...
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Friday, July 18, 2014

Picture Books about Christopher Columbus

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Earlier this week, a colleague wrote to me about a new picture book about Christopher Columbus. This morning, I was e-talking with Annette W...
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

E.B. White "Did you ever see an Indian..."

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A few days ago (June 11) was E.B. White's birthday. Most people know--and love-- Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little.  Do you reme...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Tim Tingle's keynote at 2014 American Indian Youth Literature Awards

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On Sunday, the American Indian Library Association (AILA) presented its 2014 Youth Literature Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada at the annual m...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Aaron Carapella's Map: NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS - OUR OWN NAMES & LOCATIONS

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Eds. note, Oct 11, 2016: See updated review: A Second Look at Aaron Carapella's Maps . Some months ago, I began to see information abo...
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Sunday, June 22, 2014

"Native American Zodiac"

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Twice within the last few weeks, people have written to ask me about the "Native American Zodiac" that is popping up on social med...
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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Donald F. Montileaux's TASUNKA: A LAKOTA HORSE LEGEND

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One of the things I look for when reading a traditional story rooted in a Native Nation is an attribution of where the story was heard, and ...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

NOT RECOMMENDED: Paul Goble's THE GIRL WHO LOVED WILD HORSES (updated re Goble's identity)

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Is Paul Goble's The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses one of your favorite books? Published in 1978 by Bradbury Press, it won the Caldecot...
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Monday, June 09, 2014

Beverly Slapin reviews Joseph Bruchac's KILLER OF ENEMIES

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Update on Sep 30 2023: I (Debbie Reese) no longer recommend Bruchac's work. For details see  Is Joseph Bruchac truly Abenaki? Editor...
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Sunday, June 08, 2014

Arigon Starr's ANNUMPA LUMA--CODE TALKER

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Comic book fans! Keep your eyes peeled for INC Comics. INC is Indigenous Narratives Collective . First up from INC is Arigon Starr's An...
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Saturday, June 07, 2014

Martha Stackhouse's review of Barbara Joosse's MAMA DO YOU LOVE ME

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In the spring of 2004, students in Education 493: Examining Alaska Children's Literature. The course was taught by Esther A. Ilutsik for...
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Friday, June 06, 2014

Rubbing noses in Katherine Kirkpatrick's BETWEEN TWO WORLDS

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Katherine Kirkpatrick's Between Two Worlds is another fail from Random House, a major publisher. Published in 2014, it is getting good r...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2014

About the much celebrated Oregon Trail...

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A couple of weeks ago, Oregon's ban on same sex marriage was struck down. I was happy about that. In my timeline on Twitter, I saw this ...
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Tuesday, June 03, 2014

"War whoop" in Gayle Forman's IF I STAY

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One of the big names right now is Gayle Forman. Her book, If I Stay , is big and gonna be a movie, too. So--I figured I ought to take a look...
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Monday, June 02, 2014

AICL Stands With We Need Diverse Books and Small Publishers

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Saturday morning (May 31, 2014) I woke early with a feeling of joy and excitement. Several hundred miles away from me, a group of eight men ...
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