Free Downloads North American Indians (Pictureback(R))
Illus. in full color. Describes more than a dozen American Indian tribes.
Lexile Measure: 830L (What's this?)
Series: Pictureback(R)
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; Pictureback edition (April 12, 1978)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0394837029
ISBN-13: 978-0394837024
Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.1 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 0.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 3 - 7 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 2
I bought this book a few years ago for my kids. Recently, my son was doing a report on Apache Indians. I was amazed to find that an original photo I found on the internet matched the book illustration quite well. Everything in the book matched and sometimes exceeded all of the information that my son had on various Indian tribes. A simple, beautifully done introduction to American Indians for children!! I am going to buy a few more copies to give to my son's school library.
Living in the U.S. we can easily lose sight of the fact that before Europeans and other immigrants came to the U.S., the country was populated by American Indians. This book is a good introduction to the various major Indian tribes in the U.S. It's good for 2nd or 3rd grade, possibly 4th grade, although the actual pronunciation of the tribes might be difficult for some kids.The book has nice, soft, detailed illustrations on each page, and a short summary on each tribe. The actual description of each tribe might be only 75 words, but between the description and the detailed illustrations, children will form a well-rounded undestanding of those who lived in America for centuries before most of their/our ancestors arrived here. This is a vital chunk of history to inculcate in the mind/psyche of a child.
This book is great! The illustrations look like paintings. The map shows you where these tribes were located in the USA territory. The book gives you short to the point information about daily living and their life-styles.
A powerful visual history of our people. This book has stunning pictures and is nicely bound. I would recommend it to everyone in the tribe.
I really appreciate this book. It has great pictures full of accurate details. This is important to me when choosing a book to hold children's attention. While the text may not explain the construction of a certain item, the children may observe it simply from noting the pictures. I appreciate that this book clearly expresses the great variety in Native American cultures. There are some variations in spelling from what I had learned (eg. Algonkian for Algonquin). It is a short book, but valuable and enjoyable to read.
I am really impressed with this book. It provides a good amount of information about different tribes. It's geared towards young children (elementary age) wothout talking down to them or over-simplifying language or content. The illustrations are beautiful and informative. My 7 year old loves this book, as well as my 4 year old.
Another nice addition to our sons book collection, we love the illustrations inside, I have no complaints about this book. :)We just started to read this to our 3 year old son and I know we will be reading more of this again once he is older and learning more about the native americans in school. he is very interested in it currently and repeats many of the words in it, great for helping a child who has been a little behind in speech.
This is a decent book but a bit long-winded in information. While it has great and interesting information, it can lose interest for a child depending on age because of the detailed words. My son is 6yrs old and found some of the pages interesting and easy to follow and some where I thought he was drifting while we read together.
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