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Wow!  Thank you for all your *wonderful* responses to my inquiry about =E2=
=80=9CMust Have=E2=80=9D Native American books and weeding suggestions.  Yo=
ur knowledge amazes me as a
first-year librarian!  I=E2=80=99ve listed your book suggestions below, due=
 to the large number of responses I=E2=80=99ve cut them down to just the =
most vital information.  I apologize for any information that I included =
more than once or forgot to include (there were a *bunch* of suggestions =
to compile!)  I also received a number of suggestions for Native American
websites and will post these in a separate HIT. =20

Weeding Suggestions:

Sometimes old books are still ok for you library because the historical inf=
ormation will not
change. So don't be hasty to throw them away.=20

http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/collection/ Weed of the Month=20

Websites/Contacts with Native American book suggestions/information:
A good website for info on Native American books to AVOID buying is:
http://www.oyate.org/books-to-avoid/

A link to a list compiled by Patricia Steelman of the ALSC committee on Lib=
rary Service to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers for the =
program, "Serving Native American/First Nation Youth Populations in Libra=
ries," presented on June 21, 2003,
during the 2003 ALA Annual Conference:
http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ALSC/Resources3/For_Librarians_an=
d_Educators/Serving_Native_American_Youth/Serving_Native_American_Youth_C=
hildrens_Books.htm=20

for fiction titles, please make use of my historical fiction site
http://bookgirl3.tripod.com/nativeamericans.htm this link will take you dir=
ectly to the titles dealing with Native Americans=20

CLCD database--you get a free week. you can produce a tailored bibliography=
.
www.childrenslit.com

Two places that you can contact. The Explore Park located on the Blue Ridge=
 Parkway has a model Native American area and interpreters who describe t=
heir way of life.  They may be able to give you some ideas of books, etc.=
 that could assist you.  Contact
information is 1-800-842-9163 or FAX (276)427-1880. The website is www.expl=
orepark.org.  Another source is the Jamestown Settlement. Since they also=
 have a recreated Native American village, I'm sure they could give some =
input! The general contact number is 1-800-465-5563 and the website is ww=
w.historyisfun.org.

http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/NativeThemes.htm=20

Southwest Children's Literature website helpful:
http://www.u.arizona.edu/ic/swchildlit/pages/main1.html

http://ericeece.org/pubs/reslist/native99.html
http://www.nativebooks.com/index.html
http://library.scsu.ctstateu.edu/nativeambib.html
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/books/bookmenu.html
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/AIE/ICB.html
http://www.nativechild.com/resources.html

Caldwell-Wood, Naomi, and Lisa A. Mitten. (1991) "I" Is Not for Indian: The=
 Portrayal of Native Americans in Books for Young People. http://www.pitt=
.edu/~lmitten/ailabib.htm.

Internet Public Library: Native American Authors.http://www.ipl.org/ref/nat=
ive

Kuipers, Barbara. (1991) American Indian Reference Books for Children and Y=
oung Adults. Englewood: Libraries Unlimited.

McCann, D. (1993). Native Americans in Books for the Young. In V. Harris (E=
d.) Teaching Multicultural Literature in Grades K-8. Norwood, MA: Christo=
pher-Gordon Publishers, Inc.

Rreese, Debbie A., & Caldwell-Wood, Naomi. (1997). Native Americans in Chil=
dren's Literature. In V. J. Harris (Ed.), Using Multiethnic Literature in=
 the K-8 Classroom. Christopher Gordon, Inc.

Slapin, Beverly, & Seale, Doris. (1998). Through Indian Eyes: The Native Ex=
perience in Books for Children. University of California American Indian =
Studies Center.

Smithsonian Institution. A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians =
for K-12..
http://nmnhwww.si.edu/anthro/outreach/Indbibl/bibliogr.html=20

Sherry York has an excellent book on the topic. It's published by Linworth =
(www.linworth.com) and it's called Children's and Young Adult Literature =
by Native
Americans. She does only include titles written by Native Americans, which =
is kind of an interesting perspective.=20

Debbie Reese has published a lot of great information.  Search LM_NET archi=
ves using her name as the search term.  She posted a terrific list of tit=
les within the past few months (although I couldn't find it in the archiv=
es just now.)

Specific book suggestions:
WE ARE STILL HERE series by Lerner=20
The talking earth / Jean Craighead George.
The girl who loved wild horses / story and ill. by Paul Goble
MORNING GIRL
SEES BEHIND TREES
The Blackfeet Nation and The Hopi both by Allison Lassieur
The Cree Tribe and The Osage both by Janet Riehecky
The Potawatomi and The Pawnee: Farmers and Hunters of the Central Plains bo=
th by Karen Bush Gibson
The Comanche: Nomads of the Sothern Plains and The Cheyenne: Hunter Gathere=
rs of the Northern Plains both by Mary Englar=20
The Inuit: Ivory Carvers of the Far North and The Seminole: Patchworkers of=
 the Everglades both by Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull by Anne M. Todd
The Apache, The Cherokee, The Cheyenne, The Maya, The Nez Perce, The Semino=
le, The Shawnee, all by Petra Press
The Trail of Tears by Michael Burgan
Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill=20
Byrd Baylor -One small blue bead, Hawk, you are my brother, and several oth=
er titles.=20
Owl in the Cedar Tree (can't remember author off hand)=20
I found a wonderful book. It is like a coloring book.
Virginia Indians
The Virginia Museum of Natural History
1001 Douglas Ave.
Martinsville, VA 24112
Sing Down the Rain, by Judi Moreillon=20
Gloria Whelan's Shadow of the Wolf, Night of the Full Moon, The Indian Scho=
ol =20
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Dalgliesh and Gloria Whelan's book, Next Spri=
ng an Oriole (there are sequels)=20
The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich=20
Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith=20
SONGS OF SHIPROCK FAIR by Lucy Tapahonso.
The First Strawberries (Bruchac)=20
Owl Eyes (Frieda Gates)=20
How Chipmunk Lost His Stripes (Bruchac).=20

Davis, Mary B. (1996). Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclop=
edia. New York: Garland Publishing Inc.

Hoxie, Fred. (1996). Encyclopedia of North American Indians. New York: Houg=
hton Mifflin.

Suggested authors/publishers:
Dianne Hoyt-Goldsmith
Paul Pitts
Ken Thomasma's works--they are about the Nez Perce Indians of Idaho as I re=
call
Joseph Bruchac
Powerkids Press by Rosen
Crabtree has some great titles by Bobbie Kalman
Children's Press
Chelsea House.
Grolier: Native American Encyclopedia set
Heinemann: Books by region
Bridgestone: Books on each tribe
Mason Crest: Books on topics (food, hunting, etc)
Rainbow Educational (I think...I'm at home): Videos on regions
Enslow

A Big THANK YOU to all who replied!
Virginia Shaddix, Media Coordinator
Woodland Elementary School, Semora, NC
shaddixv@person.k12.nc.us

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