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The New York Public Library Amazing Native American History: A Book of Answers for Kids
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by The New York Public Library and Liz Sonneborn
Sales Rank: 344998
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List Price: $16.95
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Features
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Cover Type: Paperback with 170 pages
Published by: Wiley August 20, 1999
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0471332046
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471332046
Book Dimensions:
8.7 x 2 x 0.5 inches
Weighs: 8 ounces
From School Library Journal
Grade 6-8-Rather than a comprehensive study, this book addresses frequently asked questions about Native cultures. Chapters divide the various groups into geographical regions and the queries, different for each area, consider housing, language, famous people, and more. Readers will learn about Mesoamerican cultures, the Ghost Dance Ceremony, the Navajo Code Talkers, Native American life today, and other topics. Insets highlight items of special interest. Relevant facts are featured in bold in the wide margins. The final chapter, "Native Americans Today," provides some interesting contrasts and ideas. The format will appeal to many readers and will serve teachers well for quick facts and discussion points. Average-quality, black-and-white photographs and reproductions illustrate the text. This appealing exploration of cultures should spur interest in the subject.
Mary B. McCarthy, ACLIN/Colorado State Library, Denver
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
In a question-and-answer format, Sonnenborn introduces middle readers to the history of Native Americans. Organized by region but with a careful emphasis on tribal identity, the text focuses on individuals, customs, and events that shaped the world of American Indians, beginning with settlements over 12,000 years old and concluding with a chapter on contemporary Native Americans. Although the treatment of the topics is cursory, children will be absorbed by the discussion of such subjects as human sacrifice among the Maya, the Trail of Tears, and the military maneuverings of Chief Joseph and Sitting Bull. Black-and-white photographs and drawings offer some visual interest, though their quality is uneven and there are a few peculiar selections. A glossary, a bibliography, and a suggested reading list are appended. Karen Hutt
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Reader Reviews
Sonneborn's book is a compilation of very brief answers to questions assumed to interest kids. The book's organization, however leaves much to be desired. The attempt to divide the material into sections on ancient Americans, contemporary Indians, and various indigenous cultural and geographical regions was apparently ignored by the author and information seems to pop up in unexpected spots. One finds material both on the nineteenth century leader Tecumseh and on the contemporary leader Ada Deer under the Northeast Woodlands section. The ancient skeletal remains of Kennewick man is found under the Contemporary Native Americans section and both Wounded Knee 1 which occurred in 1890 and Wounded Knee 2 which resulted from the AIM takover in 1973 are in the historical section, with AIM barely mentioned in the section on contemporary Indians. One must constantly check the index to be sure that the scattered material one is seeking has been read. There is not even a vague sense of continuity and the material is so superficial that it serves little purpose. The book might be helpful for a student to peruse in order to select a topic for further research. It will not help much once the focus of the research has been determined.
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