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Brazil’s fascinating mix of people will intrigue students of today. This resource helps fulfill the Grade 3 B.C. 2016 learning outcomes related to Global Indigenous Cultures.
With this easy to make model of an Indian teepee village, youngsters can travel back in time to a way of life practiced for centuries by tribes that roamed the vast plains of North America.
The Delta is My Home is narrated by eleven-year-old Tom McLeod, a young Gwich-in and Inuvialuktun boy from Aklavik, a small town located in the Mackenzie Delta. It tells the story from the First Nations perspective.
Tom tells why he loves the land, and what special things his family does to live off the land. Beautiful photographs and engaging text make this a valuable picture book for all ages.
In this lyrical coming-of-age story, Governor General’s Award-winner Rudy Wiebe captures the anxiety of a boy who feels powerless to help his people, but who must speak his dreams if they are to survive. Steeped in aboriginal myth and lore, Hidden Buffalo is also the tale of how a whole tribe can turn its gaze from the horizon to see to the wisdom of a child.
Make it Work! History books are a brilliantly evocative educational experience and inspire Project Based Learning! They re-create the lives of ancient peoples in an original, child-centered, practical way. — This hands-on series allows children to discover history with projects, facts, photographs, costumes, and maps. — Tested projects reinforce traditional lessons and research. — A powerful, graphic style combines with informative, sensitive text.
This book is a favorite. Extremely colorful, appealing, with real Native American handicrafts.
Pocket book size includes 33 mazes to help youngsters develop problem-solving abilities. Challenges include showing a warrior where to sneak up on a buffalo, helping a Mohawk find a peace pipe for the important meeting, finding which player will catch the ball in a lacrosse game, and 29 other labyrinths. Solutions included.
Dover pocket-sized book.
With descriptive photos and information-packed text, this book explores eight different categories in which the creativity of First Nations peoples from across the continent led to remarkable inventions and innovations, many of which are still in use today.
Maxine Trottier gives illustrated step by step instructions for fun Native crafts inspired by North America’s First Peoples. This is an out-of-print treasure. Limited quantities.
In this traditional Inuit folktale, an old woman solves her loneliness when she raises a polar bear as her own son. Since the bear is a good hunter, the jealous villagers threaten its life and force him to leave his ‘mother’ and return to the wilderness.
This inspiring tale with great illustrations offers a look into the Inuit culture from days gone by.
Watlkina slipped from his bed. In the Big House masked figures danced by firelight to the beat of the drum. And there, he saw a figure he knew.
This is a true childhood tale by aboriginal elder Alfred Scow of a delightful childhood memory and aboriginal tradition carried down through the years. Award-winning author Andrea Spalding collaborates to tell the story, to tell the secret of the dance.
When Matt’s father leaves him on his own to guard their new cabin in the wilderness, Matt is scared but determined to be brave and prove that he can take care of himself. And things are going fine until a white stranger steals his gun, leaving Matt defenseless and unable to hunt for his food.
Thankfully, Attean, a First Nations teen and his father, rescue him in the nick of time.
Perfect reader for Grades 3+
Two Ojibway sisters set off across the frozen north country to see the SkySpirits’ midnight dance. This powerful story, with its stunning illustrations, captures the chill of a northern night, the warmth of the family circle and the radiance of a child’s wonder.
