Weso, T. F. Pecore (Thomas F. Pecore)
Summary: "Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape. What sets this book apart from other Native American books for kids: Tales from 12 tribes--Kids will embark on a literary adventure with 12 stories from tribes around America,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 WESCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J398.2 WESSummary: "A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and gritty crime by both new and established Indigenous authors that dares to ask the question: "Are you ready to be un-settled?" Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief ranges far and wide and takes many forms; for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NEVLocke, Kevin
Summary: "In this enlightening legend shared by Lakota Elder Kevin Locke, Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka (The Great Spirit) created the entire world in seven days; leaving the most precious creation for last. In order to protect this precious creation, Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka needed to hide it where it would always be safe and turned to our animal relatives for help. Together, they found the perfect place. Do you know where they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Medicine Wheel Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LOCAtwater, Barbara J.
Summary: "Chulyen, a trickster raven, loses his nose in an embarrassing incident, but vows to get it back. With the help of magic powers, Chulyen devises a caper to retrieve his missing nose, and learns an important lesson along the way."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alaska Northwest Books 2018
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398 ATWGarcía Esperón, María
Summary: Presents a collection of stories from nations and cultures across our two continents, the Sea-Ringed World, as the Aztecs called it, from the edge of Argentina all the way up to Alaska.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 GARJones, Dan C.
Summary: Thirty-two short stories chosen from the tradition of ghost stories from American Indian cultures across North America, featuring witches, walking dolls, hungry skeletons, skinwalkers, and other supernatural beings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 JONBruchac, Joseph
Summary: "Fully illustrated picture book telling a traditional Abenaki story, presented in English as well as in the Abenaki language"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 7th Generation 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRUJewitt, Kathryn
Summary: "The story of a little bird with a broken wing and her search for shelter was originally told by the first people to live in North America"--Inside back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DK BOARDSoundar, Chitra
Summary: "In this Indian folktale, a young turtle shares a shallow lake with unlikely friends--two geese. But when the lake starts drying up, the stubborn turtle must follow his winged friends' advice, or he'll be left out to dry."--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SOUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SOU (Graphic Novel)Patel, Sajni
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Manisha is no stranger to monsters—she’s been running from them for years, from beasts who roam the jungle to the King’s army, who forced her people, the naga, to scatter to the ends of the earth. You might think that the kingdom’s famed holy temples atop the floating mountains, where Manisha is now a priestess, would be safe—but you would be wrong. Seventeen-year-old Pratyush...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2024