Houses Of Bark
Describes the materials, construction, and uses of different kinds of shelters made by various Woodland Indian tribes in northeastern Canada and the United States.
970
year: 1990
copies: 41
call number/section: 970
lexile: 990
The First Strawberries
A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.
398.2
year: 1998
copies: 78
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 320
subjects: cherokee indians, indians of north america, strawberries, native americans [X], indians of north america $v folklore
Ka-ha-si And The Loon
Retells the legend of Ka-ha-si, who acquires great strength and boldness and uses them to rescue his people in times of peril.
398.2
year: 1990
copies: 39
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 690
Little Firefly
A retelling of the Algonquian Indian legend of how a young girl, badly mistreated by her sisters, becomes the bride of the great hunter known as the Invisible One.
398.2
year: 2004
copies: 40
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 490
subjects: algonquian indians, indians of north america, native americans [X], indians of north america $v folklore
Quillworker
A Cheyenne legend explaining the origins of the stars. Also describes the history, culture, and fate of the Cheyenne Indians.
398.2
year: 1991
copies: 26
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 440
The Boy Who Found The Light
An illustrated collection of Eskimo folktales.
398.2
year: 1990
copies: 5
call number/section: 398.2
lexile:
The Legend Of The Bluebonnet
A retelling of the Comanche Indian legend of how a little girl's sacrifice brought the flower called bluebonnet to Texas.
398.2
year: 1996
copies: 130
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 740
subjects: comanche indians, indians of north america, bluebonnets (lupines), native americans [X], legends
The Good Giants And The Bad Pukwudgies
The giant Maushop and his family form the geography of Cape Cod in their battles with the pukwudgies.
398.2
year: 1989
copies: 10
call number/section: 398.2
lexile:
Beyond The Ridge
At her death an elderly Plains Indian woman experiences the afterlife believed in by her people, while the surviving family members prepare her body according to their custom.
398.2
year: 1993
copies: 16
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 640
Buffalo Woman
A young hunter marries a female buffalo in the form of a beautiful maiden, but when his people reject her he must pass several tests before being allowed to join the buffalo nation.
398.2
year: 1986
copies: 7
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 590
Iktomi And The Berries
Relates Iktomi's fruitless efforts to pick some buffalo berries.
398.2
year: 1992
copies: 28
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 220
The Lost Children
A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to the Above World where they become the constellation of the "Lost Children, " or Pleiades.
398.2
year: 1998
copies: 24
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 390
Star Boy
Relates the Blackfoot Indian legend in which Star Boy gains the Sun's forgiveness for his mother's disobedience and is allowed to return to the Sky World.
398.2
year: 1991
copies: 20
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 660
Tikkatoo's Journey
When an ice spirit enters his grandfather's heart, Tikkatoo goes on a dangerous journey beneath the seas and up into the skies to get a flame of fire from the Sun to save his grandfather's life.
398.2
year: 1990
copies: 2
call number/section: 398.2
lexile:
The Boy Who Lived With The Seals
A lost boy who has grown up in the sea with seals returns to his tribe but is strangely changed.
398.2
year: 1996
copies: 70
call number/section: 398.2
lexile: 630