Search Results: Native America: Children's Books from pacaritambo books

Houghton Mifflin, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Michael McCurdy. NEW 2000 Houghton Mifflin hardcover (white boards with gold foil moon & stars embossed on front board) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. B&W "scratchboard" illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: As the moon waxes and wanes, her cycles set a pattern of life for those who live beneath her silver glow. For the Northern Algonquians in precolonial America, these rhythms served to measure out the year. January's Hard Times Moon means biting winds and long nights, and February's moon brings the big snow. Now animals and people alike search for food; the land is locked in a deep, icy cold. But by the April and May moons, one can fish at night by torchlight and leave the wigwam door open to the rising sun in the east. Soon the summer moons of planting and ripening will guide the daily work of the tribe. Then come the fertile autumn moons of harvesting to ready the people for yet another hard… Read More

Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1997. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Stephan Gammell. CONDITION: Very good + overall, 1977 Coward, McCann hardcover (tan boards) & dust jacket (in mylar jacket), first edition, assumed first printing. The book has been lightly perused on shelf but is overall clean & tight. The dust jacket shows light edge wear top edge. I know, it sounds like less than very good +. The sepia-tone illustrations by Gammell are perfect for the subject and the text. CONTENT: He is a buffalo out of Montana. He has humped shoulders and slits for eyes. . . . Just remember, old blossom eater, you can stare down the wind. This old rodeo ain't everything. Alice Yazzie is eleven, going on twelve, and with each month that passes she is beginning to see, beginning to feel. In January, she carries the smallest lamb into the hogan, because "He's all new and starry. He's too new to be cold." In July, she walks to market. "Six miles for cupcakes and strawberry pop!" In October,… Read More

Aladdin Paperbacks, 1986. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Paul Goble color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 1986 Aladdin Paperbacks first paperback edition, I believe this is the 36th printing, but I won't swear to it - so printed some time c. 2000-2005. Perfect condition. Color illustrations by the Author. CONTENT: A young hunter draws his bow against a buffalo cow drinking from a stream. Before he can loose his arrow, there is no buffalo -- instead, there stands a beautiful young woman, whom he knows he must marry. The hunter's people shun the Buffalo Woman, and so she returns, with their son, Calf Boy, to her people. The hunter's heart compels him to follow. But he has been warned: The Buffalo Nation is angry at the Straight-up-People. And if he cannot find his wife and son among the many buffalo, they will be lost to him forever. (An ALA Notable Book.)

Scholastic Pess, 2009. 1st Paperback Edition 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Jeanne Rorex Bridges. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, c. 2009 Scholastic large paperback (stapled wraps), 16th printing. Wonderful color illustrations by Jeanne Rorex Bridges. Tiny edge wear to book cover top edge. This book has won awards from Texas, Native America, ALA, Oklahoma, etc. CONTENT: In a picture book that highlights rarely discussed intersections between Native Americans in the South and African Americans in bondage, a noted Choctaw storyteller and Cherokee artist join forces with stirring results. Set "in the days before the War Between the States, in the days before the Trail of Tears," and told in the lulling rhythms of oral history, the tale opens with a Mississippi Choctaw girl who strays across the Bok Chitto River into the world of Southern plantations, where she befriends a slave boy and his family. When trouble comes, the desperate runaways flee to… Read More

Chronicle Books, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket Issued. Scott S. Warren. NEW 1998 Chronicle Books hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ issued), first edition, first printing. Wonderful color photos by the Author illustrate the history and culture of the Pueblo Indians of northern New Mexico; Hopis of northeastern Arizona; Tohono O'odham, Pima, Maricopa, and Yaqui peoples of southern Arizona; Havasupai, Hualapai, and Yavapai peoples of northern and central Arizona; Navajos of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah; and Apaches of New Mexico and Arizona. The Author is from Santa Fe. Although the book is older, the basic information is still a valuable resource and accurate.

Dial Books for Young Readers, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Virginia Stroud. CONDITION: SIGNED BY AUTHOR. NEW 1995 Dial Books for Young Readers hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ, first edition, first printing. Tiny edge wear to DJ top spine in the form of a very short "repaired" tear. The illustrations are bright and colorful. Excellent "true" story based on the Author's adopted Kiowa grandfather (although she is Cherokee). CONTENT: In her debut picture book, a widely collected Native American artist transports readers to the Oklahoma Territory of the 1890's with the breathtaking--and true--story of a Kiowa boy who earns his warrior name. The sense of camp life in the Kiowa village and the feel of a breathless escape on horseback are evoked in vivid prose and jewel-like art.

Dover Publications, 1992. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Color illustratoins by various artists. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1992 Dover edition, this printing c. 2000. Problem: I have 2 - 1 has a pale, short "scratch" on the front cover panel at "Hazen" and the other has a very small loss of color spot at the spine. Neither are horrible, but certainly there. If you order, I'll ask you which one you would like via scan. CONTENT: For many centuries, Amerindian peoples of the southwestern United States have lived in communal villages, or pueblos, that are typically a complex of flat-roofed buildings made of adobe or stone. Now children can re-create a pueblo village with this simple, colorful scale model. All that's needed is a pair of scissors and a bit of glue. Simple instructions enable young model makers to assemble authentic pueblo dwellings and populate the village with two-sided free-standing figures of Indians engaged in day-to-day activities,… Read More

Philomel Books, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Paul Morin color illus.. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1993 Philomel hardcover (decorated boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Paul Morin. PROBLEM: tiny repaired tear top DJ edge at spine. CONTENT: Jamie, grieving over the death of her great-grandmother, remembers and describes some of the special times they shared. Grama Bowman, an Abenaki, told her stories and taught her about "'our old Indian way.'" Memories of gathering berries, birch bark for baskets, or sap for maple sugar, activities that brought them together and close to nature are related. She recalls seeing the tracks of a fox and her grama telling her, "'When you are out here and I am not with you, you keep your eyes open. You might see her and when you do, you will think of me.'" The elderly woman's wise words and an Abenaki song of… Read More

California: Tricycle Press, 2008. Reissue 5th or later Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Paul Owen Lewis. CONDITION: NEW 2008 Tricycle Press large paperback, reissue, 6th printing. Wonderful detailed color art by the Author. CONTENT: As in Storm Boy, Lewis tells an original tale based on elements of the mythology of Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest. A chief's daughter spots two boys trapping frogs near a lake. One frog, who is overlooked, takes her to a deserted village beneath the lake. There, the frog (now a girl) introduces her to Grandmother, who mourns the disappearance of her children and whose sadness causes a volcano to erupt. The girl returns to her home, frees the captives, and saves her village. Extensive background notes explain how authentic folklore motifs are woven into the story and artwork. For the most part, the story can stand alone, with the illustrations playing a large part in the narrative. Without the notes, though, readers may not know that the grandmother is… Read More

Clarion Books, 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Paul Morin. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not perfect, c. 1993 Clarion hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ), first printing. Problem: light shelf wear from sliding in and out of shelf against other books. Not bad but there. Beautiful and haunting color illustrations by Paul Morin. Decorated end pages. CONTENT: Dazzling paintings and "assemblage pieces" containing historic artifacts and natural objects from the Great Plains highlight this spare, poetic account of a dramatic episode in American history. The Ghost Dance movement, envisioned by the Paiute prophets Tavibo and Wovoka, began in hope: Native peoples danced together to restore the bountiful world of their ancestors. But it ended in tragedy, with the massacre at Wounded Knee. This evocative story offers a vivid glimpse of a vanished past, and a powerful message for the future.

National Geographic Society, 2001. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. New/New. Jeffrey Thompson color illus.. CONDITION: NEW 2001 National Geographic hardcover (decorated boards) & dust jacket, first edition, printing unknown. Spectacular color illustrations by Jeffrey Thompson. Afterword by Joseph Bruchac. CONTENT: How Hiawatha slew serpents and traversed deadly, black-pitch waters to vanquish the evil magician Megissogwon is told in the "Pearl-Feather" section of "The Song of Hiawatha." Longfellow's words provide the text for a powerful and engrossing picture-book version of the story. Readers who persevere through the no-longer-familiar poem will be rewarded for their efforts by Hiawatha's exciting adventures, ferocious battles, and victorious homecoming. The text has been capably illustrated in a complex process utilizing original drawings, black-and-white scratchboard, and a computer program for color. The result is uniquely suggestive at once of… Read More

UK: Southwater, 2005. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. Various illustrators plus maps and color photos. CONDITION: As New 2005 Southwater large paperback edition. Wonderful color maps, photos, and drawings illustrate. 30 step-by-step projects for kids to make while studying the tribes. Excellent. CONTENT: Discover the world of the first peoples of northern America with exciting stories of North American Indians and the Inuit peoples. Reviewer: "Great snapshot look at both the Native Americans and the Arctic Peoples that are the "natives" of North America. The first half of the book is devoted to the Native Americans and the second half to the "Arctic Peoples." Each page spread contains a different topic: Nomadic Life, Dress and Identity, Travel and Transportation, Home Life, Tribal Society, etc. Timeline information and craft ideas run along the bottom of the pages. Not every page has a craft or timeline, but there are plenty of… Read More

Candlewick, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/As New. Rebecca Walsh. CONDIITON: NEW 2005 Candlewick hardcover (pictorial boards) & DJ (in mylar jacket), 1st edition, 1st printing. Beautiful color wrap-around cover art and interior color illustrations by Rebecca Walsh. Simply lovely. Tiny invisible "repaired" short tear top DJ edge. CONTENT: NOTE: I had not realized that Ms Wood died in 2013 - grab all of her books possible - no one did Southwestern lore, poetry, stories like her. Inspired by the indigenous creation myths, Nancy Wood's fanciful tale is brought to life with rich, humorous paintings by Rebecca Walsh. A long time ago, when everything was new, the Tiny People lived in the Center of the Earth. It was hot and crowded. "Let's get out of here," says the smallest and boldest of the Tiny People under the earth. But it's not until a star crashes into the ground that they first see the blue sky above - and each other - and dare to crawl… Read More

Wisdom Tales, 2016. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Hardcover. As New/New. Heidi M. Rasch color illustrations; Adapted by Michael Oren Fitzgerald. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2016 Wisdom Tales hardcover (pictorial boards) & dust jacket, first edition, assumed first printing. Problem: The first few pages were trapped behind the front DJ flap during the printing process causing what I call a "tug" or light loosening of the binding. Not bad, but there. Lasting to about page 5. No major problems. Great color illustrations by Heidi M. Rasch. Adapted by Michael Oren Fitzgerald. Foreword by Charles Trimble. CONTENT: Indian Boyhood recalls Eastman's earliest childhood memories. He was born in a buffalo hide tipi in western Minnesota, and raised in the traditional Dakota Sioux manner until he was fifteen years old. He was then transplanted into the "white man's" world. Educated at Dartmouth College, he went on to become a medical doctor, renowned author, field secretary for the YMCA, and a spokesman for… Read More

Dover Publications, 1990. 1st Edition Assumed 1st. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. B&W drawings by the Author (Suitable for coloring). CONDITION & CONTENT: 2 NEW coloring books from Dover. Some people may see this as just a coloring book to keep kids busy, but Dover's entire series of coloring books are historically correct and a sort of a "sneaky" way to educate kids when they least expect it. INDIAN TRIBES OF NORTH AMERICA Coloring Book by Peter F. Copeland. 1990 Dover paperback (stapled wraps), first edition, assumed first printing. B&W drawings suitable for coloring. This book contains 38 carefully researched, accurately drawn illustrations of the aboriginal inhabitants of North America, ranging from the SEminole of Florida to the Chilkat of Alaska. Other tribes represented include the Pequot, Mohawk, Iroquois, Seneca, Crow, Cree, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Huron, Comanche, Hopi, and more. NORTHWEST COAST INDIANS Coloring Book by David Rickman. NEW 1984 Dover paperback (stapled wraps), first… Read More

Texas: Texas State Historical Commission/Office State Archaeologist, 1983. Soft cover. New. William Reeves - B&W illustrations. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1983 Texas Historical Commission/Office of the State Archaeologist soft cover (stapled wraps), no printing given. Tanning to page edges. Detailed William Reeves B&W illustrations. Content: This is a clever way to get Texas children interested in their "Indian" past and in archaeology. It takes us from Paleo-Pioneers through how Texas is preserving it's archaeological past. Quite good, IMHO. Grades 4 - up.

St. Martin's Press, 1988. 1st Edition Assumed 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Susan L. Roth color collages. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1988 St. Martin's hardcover (white boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, assumed first printing. The Author's colorful collages provide the illustrations. Why is this AS NEW? 2 glue spots back inside cover and just generally not willing to say a 1988 book is truly new on my part. CONTENT: Two stories of turtle as trickster. In Fire. . . , several animals try without success to steal fire from the Moon-god. Tortoise knows that he can do it, but he needs straw to capture fire. So Chameleon steals some for him, tricking the Moon-god's straw-keeper by changing color. This second theft parallels and foreshadows Tortoise's fire-theft, but introducing it has the effect of doubling back on the story line, interrupting the forward movement. It's a crowded story, full of characters and commotion. The trickery appeals. In Roth's cut-paper… Read More

Scholastic, 2000. 1st Paperback Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Shonto Begay. CONDITION: NEW 2000 Scholastic paperback, 1st paperback edition, 2nd printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Shonto Begay using Southwestern hues. CONTENT: Much more than a pourquoi tale, this story also concerns the rejection of obsession, even in the service of beauty, and recalls the Greek myth of Arachne. When Wandering Girl learns from Spider Woman how to make blankets from her sheep's wool, she is renamed Weaving Woman. She marries and spends a winter at her loom. In the spring, she discovers how to make dyes and is inspired to "create the most beautiful blanket in all of the world." As this goal consumes her, she forgets the Navajo Middle Way; her life loses its balance and her spirit becomes trapped in the blanket. Through a shaman's intervention, Spider Woman returns to pull a loose strand from the border, spoiling its perfection and freeing the weaver's spirit. Since then, the text adds,… Read More

Northland Publishing, 1993. 1st Paperback Edition Assumed 1st. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Timothy Green. CONDITION: UNREAD 2003 Northland large paperback book, first PB edition, assumed first printing. Beautiful, dream-like color illustrations by the Author. Tiny edge wear to cover corners & almost invisible shelf wear from sliding in and out between other books. The paper used is thicker than most paperbacks and the text is banded in Southwestern turquoise. A class act - AND the story is enchanting. A young Navajo girl goes on a magical night ride upon a silvery steed.

Philomel Books, 1992. 1st Impression Printing Unknown. Hardcover. As New/Very Good. Leo & Diane Dillon color illus.. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 1992 Philomel Books large hardcover (olive green boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first impression, assumed first printing but I don't know for sure. PROBLEMS: bookplate on the loose end page in an odd place and edge wear to top DJ edge in the form of a short tear back panel at spine. Beautiful, ethereal color illustrations by The Dillons.Decorated end pages. The front board shows an embossed pair of boots. CONTENT: Much like the classic Goodnight Moon , but with a nod to Alaskan wilderness and lore, Carlstrom's latest picture book is a gentle hymn about preparing for bedtime and the magic of nightfall. A child lovingly bids au revoir to the many extended family members he sees in nature: "Goodnight Papa Star /Goodnight Mama Moon / Bending your silver arms / down through the darkness." The non-rhyming… Read More