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Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit, but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. She survived a violent past, but created an elaborate facade to hide the truth. She selflessly cared for strangers, but was often incapable of showering her children with the affection that they so desperately...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twelve biographies of Indigenous women who, as modern-day warriors, have infused their communities with strength and leadership. The women overcame unimaginable hardships--racial and gender discrimination, abuse, and extreme poverty--only to rise to great heights in the fields of politics, science, education, and community activism"--Provided by publisher
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2021].
Physical Desc
144 pages
Language
English
Description
"An accessible and educational illustrated book profiling 50 notable American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people, from NBA star Kyrie Irving of the Standing Rock Lakota to Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation"--
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"In her debut picture book, professional Indigenous dancer Ria Thundercloud tells the true story of her path to dance and how it helped her take pride in her Native American heritage"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
xx, 252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the lives and accomplishments of outstanding Native Americans from the eighteenth century to the present, including Wilma Mankiller, Billy Mills, Sacagawea, Louis Ballard, and Will Rogers.
7) Sacagawea
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
xi, 115 p. : maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
28, [4] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of short, illustrated biographies of sixteen influential Native Americans, from Tisquantum, who helped the Pilgrims survive the winter of 1622, to Sherman Alexie, a contemporary poet, novelist, and screenwriter.
11) Crazy Horse
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles Native Americans who had significant impact on the histories of their own nations, and in the history of the United States and Canada, through their roles as interpreters, guides, warriors, and peacemakers.
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles the life of the young Shoshoni woman Sacagawea, who served as an interpreter and guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
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