Joseph Bruchac
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of how Raccoon, the fastest animal on earth, loses his speed because he is boastful and breaks his promises.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A long-tailed rabbit who wants a nibble of the highest, tastiest leaves uses his special snow song in the summertime, despite the protests of the other animals.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Beaver challenges Turtle to a swimming race for ownership of the pond, Turtle outsmarts Beaver, and Beaver learns to share.
45) Buffalo song
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The story of the first efforts to save the vanishing bison (buffalo) herds from extinction in the United States in the 1870s and 1880s. Based on the true story of Samuel Walking Coyote, a Salish (Kalispel) Indian who rescued and raised orphaned buffalo calves"--Provided by publisher.
46) Skeleton man
Author
Series
Skeleton Man (Joseph Bruchac) volume 1
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
First Harper Trophy edition ; [Comport illustrated edition].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
114 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care of a strange "great-uncle," Molly must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety and maybe even for her life.
47) The powwow thief
Author
Series
Powwow mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
570L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Twins Jamie and Marie Longbow are excited about summer with their grandparents, traveling from powwow to powwow selling goods they helped to make. When their grandmother's most beautifulnecklace goes missing, it's up to the twins to solve the mystery"--
Author
Publisher
Reycraft Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. Each poem is illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
96 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twenty-four Native American legends and tales from across the United States capture a wide range of belief systems and wisdom from the Cherokee, Cheyenne, Hopi, Lenape, Maidu, Seminole, Seneca, and other tribes. The beautifully retold tales, each with an informative introduction, range from creation stories and animal fables to stirring accounts of bravery and sacrifice.
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
300 pages
Language
English
Description
"For most of America's history, rural people and culture have been casually mocked, stereotyped, and, in general, deeply misunderstood. Now an array of short stories, poetry, graphic short stories, and personal essays, along with anecdotes from the authors' real lives, dives deep into the complexity and diversity of rural America and the people who call it home. Fifteen extraordinary authors--diverse in ethnic background, sexual orientation, geographic...
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
170 p. : photos ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A series of short stories by such authors as Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, and Joseph Bruchac, interspersed with poems and photographs, provides different perspectives on a game of streetball played one steamy July day at the West 4th Street court in New York City known as The Cage.
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
unpaged : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
This poetry anthology, edited by Miranda Paul, explores a wide range of ways to be grateful (from gratitude for a puppy to gratitude for family to gratitude for the sky) with poems by a diverse group of contributors, including Joseph Bruchac, Margarita Engle, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Naomi Shihab Nye, Charles Waters, and Jane Yolen.