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Good morning, Alphabet books are the centerpiece of many kindergarten and first grade classroom libraries. I'm glad that I rarely find a new book with an "I is for Indian" page. That was once very common, in alphabet books and the ABC charts used in early childhood classrooms. D IS FOR DRUM has a subtitle of A NATIVE AMERICAN ALPHABET. It's illustrator is Dine (Navajo). But, there are problems with the book. For details, read my blog post on June 18th. Also, take time to read the long essay I posted on June 27th. It is by Ojibwe author, Lois Beardslee. Her topic is the books published by Mackinac Island Press. Specifically, she critiques TEARS OF MOTHER BEAR and GITCHI GUMEE. Updates to: American Indians in Children's Literature americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com June 17th Bunky Echo-Hawk ---Terrific art by a Pawnee artist. See, for example, "If Yoda was an Indian" June 18th D IS FOR DRUM: A NATIVE AMERICAN ALPHABET June 22 Borders promoting a "Chief Illiniwek" book June 27 Lois Beardslee on Mackinac Island Press June 29 Native poets - Earthworks series Have a good week! I'm traveling, posting infrequently. Debbie _______________________________ Debbie A. Reese, (Nambé Pueblo) Assistant Professor American Indian Studies University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1206 West Nevada Urbana, IL 61801 Email: debreese@uiuc.edu Internet Resource & Blog: American Indians in Children's Literature, located at http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com UIUC's Native American House http://www.nah.uiuc.edu TEL 217-265-9870 FAX 217-265-9880 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------