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Buffalo Song

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth
By the late 1800s, American buffalo (bison) were nearly extinct. Drawing on Native Indian history...
1st - 6th
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Rabbit's Snow Dance

Written by James & Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Jeff Newman
Rabbit is impatient. He wants things when he wants things and right now he wants to see some snow...
Pre-K - K
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A Boy Called Slow

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Rocco Baviera
This picture-book biography recounts the boyhood of a real Lakota Sioux named Slow, who grew up in...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Amazing Faces

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Illustrated by Chris Soentpiet
There are 16 poems in this anthology celebrating the rich diversity of American kids. The poems...
1st - 7th
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Eagle Song

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Dan Andreasen
The story of fourth-grader Danny Bigtree who is trying to adjust to life in Brooklyn. He misses his...
2nd - 5th
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Code Talker: A Novel About The Navajo Marines Of World War Two

Written by Joseph Bruchac

Told through the eyes of 16-year-old Ned Begay, follow the true story of the Navajo code talkers and...

7th - 9th
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Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes
As a young Navajo boy, Chester Nez had to leave the reservation and attend boarding school, where he...
2nd - 4th
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Many Nations

Written by Joseph Bruchac
In an alphabetical format, the traditions, crafts, and ways of life of 22 surviving North American...
1st - 3rd
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On This Long Journey

Written by Joseph Bruchac
In 1838, sixteen-year-old Cherokee Jesse Smoke returns to his Tennessee home after his school is...
5th - 7th
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Skeleton Man

Written by Joseph Bruchac

Molly remembers the Mohawk legend of a man so hungry he ate himself and everyone in his village...

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Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons

Written by Joseph Bruchac
In Native American legend, the thirteen scales on Old Turtle's back hold the key to the thirteen...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Bearwalker

Written by Joseph Bruchac

From Joseph Bruchac, the author of the award-winning middle-grade thrillfest Skeleton Man, comes...

3rd - 7th
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Rez Dogs

Written by Joseph Bruchac

From the U.S.'s foremost Indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during...

3rd - 7th
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Pushing up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Teresa Flavin

From acclaimed Native American storyteller Joseph Bruchac comes a collection of seven lively plays...

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Peacemaker

Written by Joseph Bruchac

A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy searches for peace in this historical novel based on the creation of...

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March Toward the Thunder

Written by Joseph Bruchac

From the multi-award-winning author of Code Talker comes a Native American perspective on the Civil...

7th - 9th
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Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot (The Unicorn Rescue Society)

Written by Adam Gidwitz & Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Hatem Aly

Among the towering fir trees of the Pacific Northwest, a famously elusive creature is in serious...

2nd - 5th
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The Hero Next Door: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another...

3rd - 7th
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Two Roads

Written by Joseph Bruchac

t's 1932, and twelve-year-old Cal Black and his Pop have been riding the rails for years after...

5th - 6th
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Native American Heritage Month
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Collection
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Middle School Family Literacy Initiative: Courage Collection
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Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive crisscross puzzle aligns with Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A...
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Bearwalker: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge.

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