Pleased to announce!
A BROKEN FLUTE: THE NATIVE EXPERIENCE IN BOOKS FOR CHILDREN has been
selected to receive a 2006 American Book Award.
For those unfamiliar with the book, here's info about the book, and you can
also order it here:
http://www.oyate.org/newstuff.html
Some background: The book includes essays by Native children, including one
written by my daughter when she was in 3rd grade. Her essay is an account
of her reading group's experience and discussion of CADDIE WOODLAWN. I have
a few critical reviews in the book, too.
Debbie
Debbie A. Reese (Nambé Pueblo)
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Native American House
Room 200, MC-139
1206 West Nevada Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801
TEL 217-265-9870
FAX 217-265-9880
Email: debreese@uiuc.edu
Blog: http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/
Native American House: http://www.nah.uiuc.edu
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