{"product_id":"native-americans-in-childrens-literature-9780897747820","title":"Native Americans in Childrens Literature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuild high-interest theme lesson plans that accurately portray Native peoples and cultures with this authoritative guide to the best children's fiction. This highly readable reference book also provides a balanced discussion of the disservice done to Native Americans by misleading, inaccurate, and insensitive books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword. For the Seventh Generation by Joseph Bruchac xi Introduction. Learning about Native Realities--A Personal Journey xv References xx Chapter 1. The Way It Wasn't: Stereotypes and Misrepresentations 1 European Responses to the New World 1 Our Little Indian Cousin: A Good Indian Boy 5 Geronimo, Wolf of the Warpath: Freedom Fighter as Bad Indian 8 In Search of Sedna: A Children's Version of a Major Eskimo Myth 12 The Indian in the Cupboard: Making Plastic Indians Wooden 15 Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: Did Chief Seattle Really Say That? 18 References 22 Chapter 2. Imaging Native Worlds 24 Picture Books and Traditional Stories 24 Traditional Plains Cultures and Stories in the Picture Books of Paul Goble 27 Native Faces of the Universal Hero in the Picture Books of Gerald McDermott 38 Living by Oceans and Deserts: Realistic Portrayals of Modern Native Life 49 Picture Book Versions of Traditional Tales 53 Picture Book Fiction and Petry about Native Peoples 70 References 79 Chapter 3. Native Tricksters and Legendary Heres in Children's Stories 82 Transmitting and Adapting Native Stories: Petics and Problems 82 Tracking the Trickster: Coyote and His Cousins 86 The History of a Culture Hero's Biography: Nanabozho\/Hiawatha 105 Collections of Traditional Myths and Legends 122 References 141 Chapter 4. Cultures in Conflict: Native Experiences in Children's Novels 146 Native Themes and Narrative Techniques in Novels About and By Native Peoples 146 Invasion and the Search for Home in the Novels of Scott O'Dell 149 Self-Discovery and Cultural Recovery in the Novels of Jean Craighead George 160 Discovery and Recovery in Children's Novels by Native Writers 171 Novels Portraying Native Experiences 176 References 194 Epilogue. Writing Between Two Worlds: The Inuit Stories of Michael Kusugak 196 References 201 Appendix.Incorporating Native Stories in the Language Arts Program 203 Philosophy and Objectives 203 Arctic Food on Ice 205 Author Study: Elizabeth Cleaver's Collages 206 As the Crow Flies: Pourquoi Legends from Across the Continent 211 Brave Hunters: Inuit Legends Retold by James Houston 213 Tracking the Trickster 215 Where the Buffalo Roamed: Plains Indian Mythology 217 Developing a Novel Study Unit: Julie of the Wolves 220 Other Units Focusing on Native Traditions and Legends 223 Author, Illustrator, Title Index 225 Subject Index 233","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018509812055,"sku":"9780897747820","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780897747820.jpg?v=1750777164","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/native-americans-in-childrens-literature-9780897747820","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}