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JOSEPH BRUCHAC
Many of these books and cassette tapes are marked as reading level for the younger generation! It is believed, however, that the books & tapes will be enjoyed by people of all ages! --Nancy Thomas
Animal Tales from the Wonder Series
By Joseph Bruchac
/ Audio Cassette / Published 1995
Synopsis: Culled from the best of the Wonder series, this collection of 14 tales of wild animals draws on Native American legends as well as more contemporary stories. Animals include bats, eagles, sea and river otters, wolves, mountain lions, and horses. (NAI Legends)Aniyunwiya/Real Human Beings:
An Anthology of Contemporary Cherokee Prose
Joseph Bruchac (Editor)
/ Paperback / Published 1995
Greenfield Review Pr; ISBN: 0912678925; (Cherokee/Prose In English)The Arrow over the Door
Joseph Bruchac, James Watling (Illustrator)
/ Hardcover / Published 1998
From Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/98: In alternating chapters, Bruchac (Lasting Echoes, p. 1641, etc.) describes two 14-year-old boys, one a Quaker and one an Abenaki Indian, whose lives at the time of the Revolution will eventually intersect. Samuel is struggling with his family's belief in nonviolence at a time when they are all in danger. Stands Straight and his small tribe are trying to decide whether to heed King George's call to join the British side. Their meeting, based on an actual historical event, will affect their lives, and the lives of their people, in profound and spiritual ways. The parallels between two thoughtful and deeply devout groups are finely drawn without being didactic or forced, as are the protagonists' efforts to grow up, under the guidance of strong mentors. An author's note gives details on the sources as well as some of the decision-making behind the story. A delicate tale, very well told. (b&w illustrations, not seen) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. (Historical Fiction)Between Earth and Sky:
Legends of Native American Sacred Places
By Joseph Bruchac, Thomas Locker (Illustrator)
/ School & Library Binding / Published 1996
From Horn Book: After describing the Seven Directions, which encompass the obvious East, North, South, West, as well as Above, Below, and the place Within, Old Bear tells his nephew stories from ten Native American tribes that are set in each direction. Each tale is a model of economy, gracefully distilling its message, while Locker's landscapes capture the mysticism inherent in each setting. A map and a pronunciation guide are included. --Copyright © 1996 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (Legends/Folklore)Bowman's Store: A Journey to Myself
By Joseph Bruchac
/ Hardcover / Published 1997
From Horn Book: Combining Native American stories with personal memories and dreams, Bruchac crafts a memoir of his childhood growing up with his grandparents in upstate New York. The result is a curious, if often compelling, hybrid--part paean to his grandfather, a man who concealed his Abenaki ancestry, and part success story (precocious social misfit reclaims his lost heritage and becomes famous author). Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. -- Copyright © 1998 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (Abenaki Indians)A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull
Joseph Bruchac, Rocco Baviera (Illustrator)
/ School & Library Binding / Published 1995
Synopsis: During the winter of 1831, a boy was born into a family of Sioux. As was the custom, he was given a name that came from his actions--Slow. As Slow grew older, he proved his courage, and for his daring acts of bravery, his people came to call him by a new name, Sitting Bull. Dramatic text and rich paintings bring this legendary hero to life. Full color. (Biography/Dakota Indians)A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull
By Joseph Bruchac, Rocco Baviera (Illustrator)
/ Paperback / Published 1998
Synopsis: Anxious to be given a name as strong and brave as that of his father, a proud Lakota Sioux grows into manhood, acting with careful deliberation, determination, and bravery, which eventually earned him his proud new name, Sitting Bull. (Biography/Dakota Indians)A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull
By Joseph Bruchac, Rocco Baviera (Illustrator)
/ Turtleback / Published 1998
From Horn Book: A sensitive and respectful coming-of-age story that explains how a boy called Slow becomes a great warrior, performing a brave deed that earns him the special name of Sitting Bull. The atmospheric, dramatic paintings evoke a sense of timelessness and distance. They possess, in an almost mythic quality that befits this glimpse into the history of culture that has radically changed between Sitting Bull's time and our own. -- Copyright © 1995 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the school & library binding edition of this title (Biography/Dakota Indians)Boy Who Lived With Bears: And Other Iroquois Stories
By Joseph Bruchac, Murv Jacob
/ Hardcover / Published 1995
From Horn Book: In an elegant and inviting production, expert storyteller Bruchac presents six well-polished Iroquois tales. In their subject matter and in their finely crafted phrasing and pacing, the stories are inviting fare for storytellers and pleasurable for personal reading, dealing with themes common to the folklore of many cultures. Each story is enhanced by a lovely painting, bold in hue and delicate in detail. -- Copyright © 1996 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (Legends/Folkore/Iroquois Indians)The Boy Who Lived With the Bears: And Other Iroquois Stories
Joseph Bruchac, Murv Jacob (Illustrator)
/ Library Binding / Published 1995
Card catalog description: Presents a collection of traditional Iroquois tales in which animals learn about the importance of caring and responsibility and the dangers of selfishness and pride. (Legends/Folkore/Iroquois Indians)The Boy Who Lived With the Bears: And Other Iroquois Stories (The Parabola Storytime Series)
Joseph Bruchac / Audio Cassette / Published 1996
Synopsis: Some of the best-loved animal folktales from the Iroquois tradition are brought to life in by renowned storyteller Joe Bruchac in this award-winning audio collection. (Legends/Iroquois Indians)
(Cassette)Children of the Longhouse
Joseph Bruchac / Hardcover / Published 1996
From Horn Book: Tekwaarathon (known now as lacrosse) is used to settle a dispute between two boys in this novel set in a fifteenth-century Mohawk village. Eleven-year-old Ohkwa'ri gains the grudging respect of his archrival, an older boy, and comes to realize that, as his sister has told him, ometimes things do happen that you did not expect.Bruchac provides an interesting afterword on the people of the longhouse. Bib., glos. --Copyright © 1996 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (Fiction/Mohawk Indians)Children of the Longhouse
Joseph Bruchac / Library Binding / Published 1996
From Horn Book: Tekwaarathon (known now as lacrosse) is used to settle a dispute between two boys in this novel set in a fifteenth-century Mohawk village. Eleven-year-old Ohkwa'ri gains the grudging respect of his archrival, an older boy, and comes to realize that, as his sister has told him, ometimes things do happen that you did not expect.Bruchac provides an interesting afterword on the people of the longhouse. Bib., glos. --Copyright © 1996 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (Fiction/Mohawk Indians)The Circle of Thanks:
Native American Poems and Songs of Thanksgiving
Joseph Bruchac, Murv Jacob (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1996
From Horn Book: Bruchac and Jacob collaborate once again in this collection of poems and songs from ten different tribes. The tribal origin of each piece is provided, and the illustrations reflect elements specific to that tribe. The book opens with an author's note and concludes with two pages of further information about the reasons Native Americans offer thanks for the natural world that sustains them. --Copyright © 1997 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.
(NAI Poety/Music)Dawn Land
Joseph Bruchac / Paperback / Published 1995
Synopsis: Young Hunter of the Abenaki people dedicates himself to becoming a pure hunter, but when a shadow crosses overhead and threatens his beloved homeland, he is called to its defense and begins a dangerous journey. Reprint. PW. IP. (Pre-History/Abenaki Indians)Dawn Land: A Novel
Joseph Bruchac / Hardcover / Published 1993
Synopsis: A compelling novel by nationally known Native American storyteller Joseph Bruchac. An action-packed adventure story spun in authentic native oral tradition, Dawn Land unfolds about ten thousand years ago, in the area now known as New England. A shadow is crossing over the land, and the village's finest son must meet the threat. (Pre-History/Abenaki Indians)Dawn Land/Cassette
Joseph Bruchac / Audio Cassette / Published 1993
Synopsis: People in an organized community thrive--until they are threatened by a forceof evil powers. (Pre-History/Abenaki Indians)
(2 cassettes)Dog People: Native Dog Stories
Joseph Bruchac, Murv Jacob (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1995
Synopsis: Set in the northeastern United States ten thousand years ago, a collection of stories introduces the Abenaki cultural tradition by which children and their dogs shared especially close, interdependent relationships. (Pre-History/Abenaki Indians)Eagle Song
Joseph Bruchac, Dan Andreasen (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1997
From Horn Book: When Iroquoian Danny Bigtree moves with his family from the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation to Brooklyn, he must cope with classmates who hold stereotypical views of Native Americans. Within the story, blatant and subtle stereotypes and misconceptions about Native Americans are addressed in a somewhat didactic matter. Black-and-white pencil sketches effectively convey the pain and joy experienced by Danny, his mother, and his father. --Copyright © 1997 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (Stereotypes/Mohawk Indians)Eagle Song
Joseph Bruchac, Dan Andreasen (Illustrator) / Library Binding / Published 1997
From Horn Book: When Iroquoian Danny Bigtree moves with his family from the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation to Brooklyn, he must cope with classmates who hold stereotypical views of Native Americans. Within the story, blatant and subtle stereotypes and misconceptions about Native Americans are addressed in a somewhat didactic matter. Black-and-white pencil sketches effectively convey the pain and joy experienced by Danny, his mother, and his father. --Copyright © 1997 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title. (Stereotypes/Mohawk Indians)Faithful Hunter Abenaki Stories:
Joseph Bruchac, Ka-Hon-Hes / Paperback / Published 1994
Greenfield Review Pr; ISBN: 0912678755; (NAI Customs/Abenaki Indians)The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story
Joseph Bruhac, et al / Hardcover / Published 1993
From Horn Book: In a Cherokee creation tale, the first man and woman quarrel, and the woman walks quickly away. Taking pity on the contrite man, the sun causes various berries to grow in order to distract the woman and slow her down, but it is only when the sun creates strawberries that she stops and makes peace with her husband. The brief, readable story, accompanied by strong and spare illustrations, carries a valuable message about friendship and respect. --Copyright © 1994 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (Cherokee/Non-Fiction)The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story
Joseph Bruchac, Anna Vojtech (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1998
Synopsis: A beautifully illustrated traditional Cherokee folktale about how strawberries came into the world tells how the first man and woman quarreled and the woman left, forcing the Sun to bribe her to come back with a series of delicious gifts. (Cherokee/Non-Fiction)Flying With the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear:
Stories from Native North America
Joseph Bruchac, Murv Jacob / School & Library Binding / Published 1993
From Horn Book: Each of the sixteen stories in this collection of Native-American tales focuses on the rites of passage from boyhood to manhood. Many of the boys participate in traditional rituals; others achieve manhood through the accomplishment of Herculean tasks. Readable and moving, the tales come from many tribal traditions. --Copyright © 1994 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (NAI Folklore/Culture)Flying With the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear:
Stories from Native North America
Joseph Bruchac, Murv Jacob / Paperback / Published 1995
From Horn Book: Each of the sixteen stories in this collection of Native-American tales focuses on the rites of passage from boyhood to manhood. Many of the boys participate in traditional rituals; others achieve manhood through the accomplishment of Herculean tasks. Readable and moving, the tales come from many tribal traditions. --Copyright © 1994 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (NAI Folklore/Culture)Flying With the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear:
Stories from Native North America
Joseph Bruchac, Murv Jacob (Illustrator) / Turtleback / Published 1995
From Horn Book: Each of the sixteen stories in this collection of Native-American tales focuses on the rites of passage from boyhood to manhood. Many of the boys participate in traditional rituals; others achieve manhood through the accomplishment of Herculean tasks. Readable and moving, the tales come from many tribal traditions. --Copyright © 1994 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the school & library binding edition of this title. (NAI Folklore/Culture)Four Ancestors:
Stories, Songs, and Poems from Native North America
Joseph Bruchac, et al / School & Library Binding / Published 1996
From Horn Book: This anthology of Native American prose and poetry is divided into four categories: fire, earth, water, and air. The traditional works are well chosen, and Bruchac retells them with great integrity; evocative color illustrations by four Native American artists accompany the text. The tribal origin of each piece is listed; brief source notes are included at the back of the volume. -- Copyright © 1996 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (NAI Folklore)Fox Song
Joseph Bruchac, Paul Morin (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1997
From Horn Book: Jamie does not want to open her eyes in the morning when she remembers that her great-grandmother is dead. She recalls for the reader many special times they shared and the lessons about the world that Grama Bowman taught her, including Abenaki-Indian history and that when she sees a fox, you will think of me.'Each memory is illustrated with a full-page painting in red and gold tones, creating a gallery effect as the reader walks through Jamie's remembrances. -- Copyright © 1994 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. (Fiction/Abenaki Indians)Fox Song
Joseph Bruchac, Paul Morin (Illustrator) / Turtleback / Published 1997
From Kirkus Reviews, 09/01/93: A storyteller known for retellings of Native American tales depicts a child who treasures and finds comfort in the many things her Abenaki great-grandmother taught her before her recent death. (Fiction/Abenaki Indians)The Girl Who Married the Moon:
Tales from Native North America
Joseph Bruchac, Gayle Ross / School & Library Binding / Published 1994
From Horn Book: Designed to illuminate the important role of young women in Native-American cultures, a collection of stories about girls features tales from sixteen nations, four each from the Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest. The authors' introductions to each of the four sections make the book of interest not only for its storytelling, but also for its insight into Native-American life. Bib. -- Copyright © 1995 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (NAI Folklore)The Girl Who Married the Moon:
Tales from Native North America
Joseph Bruchac, Gayle Ross / Paperback / Published 1996
Synopsis: A companion volume to Bruchac's Flying with the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear, this anthology focuses on the role of women in traditional Indian cultures. Culled from 16 Native North American cultures, these traditional tribal tales dwell on the time in a young girl's life when she discovers she is becoming a woman. Illustrations. (NAI Folklore)The Girl Who Married the Moon:
Tales from Native North America
Joseph Bruchac, S. S. Burrus (Illustrator) / Turtleback / Published 1996
Synopsis: A companion volume to Bruchac's Flying with the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear, this anthology focuses on the role of women in traditional Indian cultures. Culled from 16 Native North American cultures, these traditional tribal tales dwell on the time in a young girl's life when she discovers she is becoming a woman. Illustrations. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title.
(NAI Folklore)Gluskabe and the Four Wishes
Joseph Bruchac, Christine Nyburg Shrader (Illustrator)
/ Hardcover / Published 1995
Synopsis: A retelling of a Native American folktale, enhanced by colorful pastel illustrations, chronicles the adventures of four Abenaki men who journey to Gluskabe, helper of the Great Spirit, to have their wishes granted.
(Non-Fiction/Legend)The Great Ball Game: A Muskogee Story
Joseph Bruchac, Susan L. Roth (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1994
Synopsis: A retelling of a Native American folktale, enhanced by colorful pastel illustrations, chronicles the adventures of four Abenaki men who journey to Gluskabe, helper of the Great Spirit, to have their wishes granted. (Folklore/Creek Indians)Iroquois Stories: Heroes and Heroines Monsters and Magic
Joseph Bruchac, Daniel Burgevin (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1987
Card catalog description: An illustrated collection of traditional Iroquois tales about animals, adventures, monsters, and other topics. (Legend/Iroquoian Culture)Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants
Through Native American Stories and Earth Activities for Children
Joseph Bruchac, Michael J. Caduto / Paperback / Published 1997
From Booklist, 10/15/94: This is the third volume in Fulcrum's Keepers series of books teaching children environmental awareness. Presented here are 18 Native American stories from such tribes as the Huron, Seneca, Cheyenne, Cherokee, Mandan, Inuit, Pueblo, and Osage, covering such topics as botany, plant ecology, and the natural history of North American plants and plantlike organisms. Following each story is advice for parents, teachers, naturalists, or camp counselors on holding a discussion, asking questions, doing related activities, and extending the experience (reading, growing plants, writing and acting out a story, establishing a compost heap, taking a field trip, etc.). There is also a guide for using the book and a glossary and pronunciation key to Native American words and proper names. George Cohen Copyright© 1994, American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. (NAI Educational Studies/Plant ecology)Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants
Through Native American Stories and Earth Activities for Children
Joseph Bruchac, Michael J. Caduto / Paperback / Published 1995
Synopsis: Each of the 19 Native American stories here is a natural teaching tool sparking curiosity in children. Keepers Of Life provides a complete program of study in botany, plant ecology and the natural history of North American plants, from desert to seashore, rainforest to alpine tundra. Size D. Tours. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
(NAI Educational Studies/Plant ecology)Native Plant Stories
Joseph Bruchac / Turtleback / Published 1995
Synopsis: Illustrated Native American myths, taken from the best-selling book Keepers of Life and told by an Abenaki storyteller, are drawn from the legends of eighteen different tribes, and promote respect for nature. Original. IP. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title.
(NAI Educational Studies/Plant ecology)Native Plant Stories
Joseph Bruchac, et al / Paperback / Published 1995
Synopsis: Illustrated Native American myths, taken from the best-selling book Keepers of Life and told by an Abenaki storyteller, are drawn from the legends of eighteen different tribes, and promote respect for nature. Original. IP.
(NAI Educational Studies/Plant ecology)Keepers of Life: Native Plant Stories (A Fulcrum Audio)
Joseph Bruchac / Audio Cassette / Published 1995
Synopsis: Using Native American stories as a teaching tool to help children discover plants and their environment, a complete program of study in botany, plant ecology, and natural history of many North American plants focuses on environmental and stewardship issues. IP. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. (Audio Cassette) (NAI Educational Studies/Plant ecology)Keepers of the Animals:
Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children
Joseph Bruchac, Michael J. Caduto / Hardcover / Published 1997
Midwest Book Review: In Keepers Of The Animals: Native American Stories And Wildlife Activities For Children, the 24 lovingly told and magically illustrated stories about "our relations, the animals" demonstrate the power and importance of animals in Native American traditions and are more relevant today than ever. as the stories unfold and the activities come to life, a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to Native American attitudes toward animals takes shape. Keepers Of The Animals provides a complete program of study in the important concepts of wildlife ecology and environmental issues concerning animals. The activities have been extensively field-tested and involve children in creative arts, theater, reading, writing, science, social studies, mathematics and sensory awareness. They engage a child's whole self, while emphasizing creative thinking and synthesis of knowledge and experience. Highly recommended for personal, school and public library collections. Card catalog description: A selection of traditional tales from various Indian peoples each accompanied by instructions for related activities dealing with aspects of the environment. (NAI Studies/Animal ecology)Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories/Cassettes
Joseph Bruchac / Audio Cassette / Published 1992
Synopsis: Drawn from the legends of Indian cultures, this collection features 24 stories from the bestselling Keepers of the Animals and Native American Animal Stories. (2 Audio Cassettes)
(NAI Studies/Animal ecology)Keepers of the Animals Teacher's Guide:
Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children
Joseph Bruchac, Michael J. Caduto, John Kahionhes Fadden (Illustrator),
Vine Deloria / Paperback / Published 1992
Fulcrum Pub; ISBN: 1555911072; (NAI Studies/Teaching Workbooks/Material)Keepers of the Earth;
Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children
Joseph Bruchac, Michael J. Caduto / Unknown Binding / Published 1988
Synopsis: Abenaki poet and novelist Joseph Bruchac has collected 25 tales from various native American traditions. These stories instill a caring respect for the environment, a wonder at the forces of the earth, and a love for the creatures that fly, walk and swim about us. The tribal source of each tale is noted.
(NAI Folklore)Keepers of the Earth:
Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children
Joseph Bruchac, Michael J. Caduto, et al / Paperback / Published 1997
Synopsis: The flagship book in the Keepers of the Earth series is an environmental classic for teaching children to respect the Earth. (NAI Folklore)Keepers of the Earth Native American Stories
Joseph Bruchac, Michael J. Caduto / Audio Cassette / Published 1991
Synopsis: Native American storytelling at its best. These stories, drawn from diverse North American cultures in the far north, northeast, southeast, and southeast, celebrate the human spirit and its connection with nature. (2 cassettes) (NAI Studies/Legends)Keepers of the Earth Teachers Guide
Joseph Bruchac, Michael J. Caduto / Paperback / Published 1990
Fulcrum Pub; ISBN: 1555910408; (NAI Studies/Teaching Material)Lasting Echoes: An Oral History of Native American People
Joseph Bruchac, Paul Morin (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1997
From Horn Book: Here is a compendium that is a reference resource, a literary anthology, and a history. Using pertinent quotations, Bruchac has constructed a view of the past through the eyes of Native Americans from first encounters with alien cultures to the present. The illustrations, montages reproduced in black and white, are appropriately interpretive but somewhat lacking in clarity. Extensive source notes are provided. Bib. -- Copyright © 1998 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.
*** The publisher, Silver Whistle/Harcourt Brace, 04/21/98: American history through Native Amerian eyes "Author and poet Bruchac has assembled a plethora of eloquent poems and essays spanning the "seven generations" since Europeans arrived...By summoning the voices Bruchac so admires, he creates a powerful testament to the endurance of a people who have witnessed a painful period of history, and allows their words to reverberate in our own time." - Publishers Weekly
*** The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books: "This is a well-constructed, involving presentation of an integral part of American history that's often deliberately overlooked." (NAI History/Oral Tradition)Long River: A Novel
Joseph Bruchac / Hardcover / Published 1995
Synopsis: Living with his wife Willow Girl among many human and animal friends, Young Hunter is reminded that the Only People must maintain a balance with nature in order to survive. 10,000 first printing. Tour. IP. (Fiction)Many Nations; An Alphabet of Native America
Joseph Bruchac, Robert F. Goetzl / Hardcover / Published 1997
Synopsis: From Anishanabe artists making birch bark bowls to Zuni elders saying prayersfor the day that is done, the diversity of Native American cultures is simply presented in this unique and beautiful alphabet book. Full color.
(NAI Studies/Culture)Many Nations
Joseph Bruchac, Robert F. Goetzl / Paperback / Published 1998
Synopsis: From Anishinabe artists making birch bark bowls to Zuni elders saying prayers for the day that is done, the diversity of Native American cultures is simply presented in this unique alphabet book. Striking full-color paintings depict Native Americans living in harmony with their environment.
(NAI Studies/Culture)Native American Animal Stories
Joseph Bruchac, et al / Paperback / Published 1992
Synopsis: Bruchac, coauthor of Keepers of the Animals, presents a collection of 24 Native American myths, taken from the stories of the Mohawk, Hopi, Yaqui, Haida, and others cultures, which demonstrate the power of animals in Native American tradition. Illustrations throughout. (NAI Folklore/Anthologies)Native American Animal Stories
Joseph Bruchac / Turtleback / Published 1992
Synopsis: Bruchac, coauthor of Keepers of the Animals, presents a collection of 24 Native American myths, taken from the stories of the Mohawk, Hopi, Yaqui, Haida, and others cultures, which demonstrate the power of animals in Native American tradition. Illustrations throughout. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title. (NAI Folklore/Anthologies)Native American Gardening:
Stories, Projects and Recipes for Families
Michael J. Caduto, Joseph Bruchac / Paperback / Published 1996
Lori Fuller (pixel@cyberg8t.com), 01/14/97: Fantastic book for teachers, parents and kids! An excellent reference for teachers and parents alike, this book contains Native legends related to gardening as well as projects based on the tales, gardening tips, helpful suggestions for beginners, recipes to use your garden's new- found bounty, and much more! Joseph Bruchac is a very well-known storyteller in the Native American community. Along with his various co-authors in his different books, he combines storytelling with various teaching and family-based activities. (NAI Studies/Horticulture (Specific Aspects))Native Plant Stories
Joseph Bruchac, et al / Paperback / Published 1995
From Booklist, 09/01/95: A collection of stories from 18 tribal nations representing the major North and Central American Indian cultural areas. The short stories range from one to four pages and vary in complexity and readability. Some are pourquoi stories, and some are cautionary tales, but all involve the relationship of the two-legged and the four-legged with their immediate plant world. Bruchac provides solid background information in his introduction, and each carefully selected story is accompanied by a black-and-white line drawing. Comprehensive tribal information and source notes are included, and an extensively detailed glossary is appended. Karen Hutt Copyright© 1995, American Library Association. All rights reserved (NAI Oral/Folk Literature)Native American Stories
Joseph Bruchac, et al / Paperback / Published 1991
Synopsis: A collection of myths drawn from the native cultures of North America--from the Inuit in the north to the Zuni, Hopi, and Cherokee in the south--each beautifully illustrated by Mohawk artist Fadden. "A good supply of tales written with simplicity and directness." --Booklist. *** Card catalog description: A collection of Native American tales and myths focusing on the relationship between man and nature. (NAI Legends)Native American Stories
Joseph Bruchac / Turtleback / Published 1991
Synopsis: A collection of myths drawn from the native cultures of North America--from the Inuit in the north to the Zuni, Hopi, and Cherokee in the south--each beautifully illustrated by Mohawk artist Fadden. "A good supply of tales written with simplicity and directness." --Booklist. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title. (NAI Legends)The Native American Sweat Lodge: History and Legends
Joseph Bruchac / Paperback / Published 1993
From Booklist, 10/15/93: Bruchac has written many books about Native American legends both for adults and children, although more successfully for the latter than the former. In spite of the fact that this succinct history of the sweat lodge is written in Bruchac's characteristically simplistic style, it will hold the interest of adult readers. Bruchac presents a thrifty and cogent explanation of the function and role of sweat lodges both historically and in the present. Sweat lodges are part of nearly every native North American culture and have always played an important role in rituals of healing, preparation, and prayer. Bruchac discusses the repression of "sweats," first by the Spaniards and later by the U.S. government, and notes the hypocrisy of these bans, since saunas and other therapeutic steam baths were popular across Europe for centuries. It is with considerable irony that Bruchac then describes the current fad for sweat lodges among non-Indians, particularly in the men's movement. To deepen our understanding of the significance of sweat lodges within Native American cultures, Bruchac shares 25 relevant traditional tales from the Lakota, Blackfeet, Nez Perce, Seneca, Navajo, Hopi, Huron, and others. Donna Seaman Copyright© 1993, American Library Association. All rights reserved (NAI Studies/Spirituality)The Native American Sweat Lodge: History and Legends
Joseph Bruchac / Paperback / Published 1993
From Booklist, 10/15/93: Bruchac has written many books about Native American legends both for adults and children, although more successfully for the latter than the former. In spite of the fact that this succinct history of the sweat lodge is written in Bruchac's characteristically simplistic style, it will hold the interest of adult readers. (NAI Studies/Spirituality)Native Wisdom (Little Books of Wisdom)
Joseph Bruchac (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1995
From the Publisher: Another book in the Little Books of Wisdom series: portable, elegantly packaged inspiration from around the world--irresistible for the impulse buyer and the serious reader alike. (NAI Studies/Spirituality/Quotations)New Voices from the Longhouse
Joseph Bruchac (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1989
Greenfield Review Pr; ISBN: 0912678682; (NAI Poetry Collection)On Second Thought: A Compilation
(American Indian Literature and Critical Studies, Vol 18)
Maurice Kenny, Joseph Bruchac / Hardcover / Published 1995
Card catalog description: As one of the earliest and strongest voices in contemporary American Indian literature, Maurice Kenny has proved himself to be very much a "high-steel" Iroquois - a Mohawk famed for scaling the heights of New York City and forging a contemporary Native American identity known nationwide. This latest collection includes old and new favorites in poetry, fiction, criticism, and political commentary, plus an unusual literary memoir of New York in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s - upstate, Manhattan, and Brooklyn - from a Native American poet's point of view. (NAI Studies/Mohawk Indians)Raven Tells Stories:
An Anthology of Alaskan Native Writing
Joesph Bruchac (Editor), Joseph Bruchac / Paperback / Published 1994
Greenfield Review Pr; ISBN: 0912678801; (NAI/Short Stories/Anthologies)Reclaiming the Vision: Past, Present, and Future:
Native Voices for the Eighth Generation
Lee Francis (Editor), et al / Paperback / Published 1996
Greenfield Review Pr; ISBN: 0878861408; (NAI Studies/History/Criticism)Return of the Sun:
Native American Tales from the Northeast Woodlands
Joseph Bruchac, Gary Carpenter (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1990
Crossing Pr; ISBN: 0895943433; (NAI History/Folklore)Returning the Gift: Poetry and Prose From the First
North American Native Writers' Festival (Sun Tracks, Vol 29)
Joseph Bruchac (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1994
From Booklist , 08/19/94: It was Akwesasne Mohawk chief Tom Porter who articulated the Native American ethic after which this collection is named: Native American writers take the gift of story from their people and then, in crafting it into fiction and poetry, return that gift. The 1992 gathering from which this collection draws its contents hosted hundreds of participants who represented Native American peoples from Mexico, Central America, and Canada as well as the U.S., including Hawaii. The richness and variety of this writing--especially the new authors' writing--are stunning. Particularly noteworthy are Sherman Alexie's haunting, jazzy prose poem on urban life and interracial love; Raven Hail's call for the return of the goddess to her indigenous people; and Roberta Hill Whiteman's poetic reparations to the spirit of a road-maimed deer. The authoritative voices of the quite well known--for example, Joy Harjo, Linda Hogan, and Simon Ortiz--blend with but never overshadow the rest. An excellent, readable, exciting anthology. Pat Monaghan Copyright© 1994, American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. (NAI Anthologies (multiple authors))Survival This Way: Interviews With American Indian Poets
(Sun Tracks Books, No 15)
Joseph Bruchac (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1990
University of Arizona Press; ISBN: 0816511780; (NAI Poets)Roots of Survival:
Native American Storytelling and the Sacred
Joseph Bruchac / Hardcover / Published 1996
Card catalog description: As the preeminent Native American storyteller today, Joseph Bruchac has helped to bring the wisdom of Native stories to a widespread audience. Here, for the first time, he offers his thoughts on the power of these stories, how they have influenced his own life and how they may help us navigate with hope into the next century. In this gathering of provocative writings, Bruchac ranges far and wide, always circling back to the stories. He sets forth Native viewpoints on the misappropriation of Native culture and the cultural genocide practiced against Native Americans; he discusses the balanced role of Native American men and women, Native American upbringing and the natural world; and he adds observations about Indian humor. (NAI Studies/Religion & Spirituality)Sees Behind Trees
Michael Dorris, Joseph Bruchac (Narrator) / Paperback & Cassette /
Published 1998
The New York Times Book Review, Nancy Cardozo: In Michael Dorris's novel Sees Behind Trees, the author, who writes for both children and adults, doesn't mess with the current fashion for accounts of angst ... A fine example of a rite-of-passage novel that can be read as metaphor or message. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title (Fiction)Sees Behind Trees
Michael Dorris, Joseph Bruchac (Narrator) / Audio Cassette / Published 1998
Amazon.com: The best adolescent fiction offers more than an escape from teenage turmoil; it instructs as it entertains, giving young readers a view into lives--fictional though they may be--outside their own. Without sentimentality or preachiness but with clear awareness of this power, Michael Dorris tells the story of Walnut, a young Native American boy. (Audio Cassette/Fiction)Skunny Wundy: Seneca Indian Tales
(The Iroquois and Their Neighbors)
Arthur C. Parker, Joseph Bruchac, George Armstrong (Illustrator)
/ Paperback / Published 1994
Syracuse Univ Pr (Trade); ISBN: 0815602928; (Folklore/Seneca Indians)Songs from This Earth on Turtle's Back:
An Anthology of Poetry by American Indian Writers
Joseph Bruchac (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1983
Greenfield Review Pr; ISBN: 0912678585;
(NAI Poetry/Anthologies (multiple authors))The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale
Joseph Bruchac, et al / Hardcover / Published 1995
From Booklist, 09/01/95: An elderly couple's grandson discovers that a giant spirit dog is stealing their cornmeal. He seeks the advice of Beloved Woman, who devises a plan to get rid of the thief. With the cooperation of the entire community, the spirit dog is frightened away, and as it leaps into the sky, the grains of cornmeal in its mouth fall, each one becoming a star that helps form the Milky Way. Beautifully illustrated in Cherokee-Creek artist Stroud's signature style, this charming retelling of a traditional Cherokee legend will appeal to listeners young and old. Source notes and a brief history of the forced removal of the Cherokees, known as the Trail of Tears, are included. Karen Hutt Copyright© 1995, American Library Association. All rights reserved (Cherokee Indian Legend)The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale
Joseph Bruchac, et al / Library Binding / Published 1995
From Horn Book: A spirit dog on the run leaps into the sky, scattering stolen cornmeal that becomes the Milky Way. Stroud illustrates this gracefully told tale with her trademark acrylic paintings full of the rich blues of the night and the vivid greens of the fields. Bruchac, Ross, and Stroud have contributed notes on the story's origin and on the choice of the historical setting. -- Copyright © 1996 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (Cherokee Indian Legend)Tell Me a Tale: A Book About Storytelling
Joseph Bruchac / Hardcover / Published 1997
From Booklist, 03/15/97: In a clear introduction to storytelling for young readers, Bruchac concentrates on the circular nature of the art-form, including suggestions on where to find stories to tell and some ideas about the effect that stories have on listeners. He provides anecdotes from his own life as a storyteller, shares tales from a variety of cultural traditions, and offers notes on story origins, often crediting the original teller. The selections range from the humorous and entertaining to the wise and wondrous, and readers are urged to find stories within their families and tell them. Teachers and parents as well as students will find something of interest here. Karen Morgan Copyright© 1997, American Library Association. All rights reserved (Cultural Stories/Art of Story telling)Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back:
A Native American Year of Moons
Joseph Bruchac, et al / School & Library Binding / Published 1992
From Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/92: From a velvety moonlit wetland scene in ``Big Moon'' to the glory of a deciduous forest in the ``Moon of Falling Leaves,'' Locker once again proves himself a gifted landscape artist. In illustrating this Native American lunar calendar, he makes forays beyond the Hudson River valley to the lands of the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne, Cherokee and Huron, Abenaki, Cree, and more, catching the seasons in light, clouds, trees, and wildlife. As in his other books, human and animal figures are rather awkward intrusions, with some exceptions--notably a huge, four-square moose in ``Frog Moon.'' Folklorist Bruchac and poet London work together on brief, dignified retellings of Native American legends for the accompanying text, properly pointing out in an afterword that tribes in different areas see different seasonal patterns and hold different beliefs. --Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. (Poetry/Folklore)Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back:
A Native American Year of Moons
Joseph Bruchac, et al / Paperback / Published 1997
From Horn Book: For each of the thirteen scales on a turtle's shell there is a Native-American Moon legend. The stories, from tribes including the Abenaki, Potawatomi, Cree, and Huron, have been transformed into poems that evoke the magic of legend while carrying the reader through the year. Both the poetry and the deep-hued oil paintings show respect for Native-American culture and traditions. -- Copyright © 1992 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. *** Synopsis In many Native American cultures it is believed that the 13 scales on Turtle's shell stand for the 13 cycles of the moon, each with its own name and a story that relates to the changing seasons. A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Language Arts, An IRA Teachers' Choice Book, A Reading Rainbow Review Book. (Poetry/Folklore)The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet:
Native American Poems of the Land
Joseph Bruchac, Thomas Locker (Illustrator) / School & Library Binding / Published 1995
Synopsis: In the companion to Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back, Sky Bear, the great storytelling bear made of stars, tells of nature's nighttime wonders and Native American legends from his post in the sky. (NAI Poems)
The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet
(Not Yet Published On Order) Will ship when released by publisher.
Joseph Bruchac, Thomas Locker / Paperback / Published 1998
Paper Star; ISBN: 069811647X Paperback, 32 pages Reprint edition (September 1998) *** Synopsis: A companion to the bestselling "Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back", this volume features 12 unforgettable stories of the living earth as seen from the sky. (NAI Poems)
Joseph Bruchac / Hardcover / Published 1994
Aperture; ISBN: 089304833X (Poetry)When the Chenoo Howls: Native American Tales of Terror
James Bruchac, et al / Hardcover / Published 1998
Walker & Co; ISBN: 0802786383; (NAI Folklore/Ghost Stories)When the Chenoo Howls: Native American Tales of Terror
Joseph Bruchac, et al / Library Binding / Published 1998
Walker & Co Library; ISBN: 0802786391; (NAI Folklore/Ghost Stories)Wind Eagle and Other Abenaki Stories
Joseph Bruchac / Paperback / Published 1994
Greenfield Review Pr; ISBN: 091267864X; (Fiction)Children of the Longhouse (Puffin Novel)
Joseph Bruchac / Paperback / Published 1998
From Horn Book: Tekwaarathon (known now as lacrosse) is used to settle a dispute between two boys in this novel set in a fifteenth-century Mohawk village. Eleven-year-old Ohkwa'ri gains the grudging respect of his archrival, an older boy, and comes to realize that, as his sister has told him, ometimes things do happen that you did not expect.Bruchac provides an interesting afterword on the people of the longhouse. Bib., glos. -- Copyright © 1996 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title.
(NAI Culture/Mohawk Indians)Good Message of Handsome Lake
(Keepsake Ser. : Vol 9) Vol 9
Joseph Bruchac / Paperback / Published 1979
Unicorn Press; ISBN: 0877751137 (Fiction)The Good Message of Handsome Lake
(Keepsake Ser. : Vol 9) Vol 9
Joseph Bruchac / Hardcover / Published 1979
Unicorn Press; ISBN: 0877751129 (Fiction)The Heart of a Chief: A Novel
Joseph Bruchac / Library Binding / Published 1998
Dial Books for Young Readers; ISBN: 0803722761 (Fiction)Makiawisug: The Gift of the Little People
Joseph Bruchac, et al / Hardcover / Published 1997
Little People Pubns; ISBN: 0965693325; (Literature: Folklore/Mythology)No Borders
Joseph Bruchac / Paperback / Published 1998
Holy Cow Pr; ISBN: 0930100840 (NAI Poetry)North Country: An Anthology of Contemporary Writing
From the Adirondacks and the Upper Hudson Valley
Joseph Bruchac, et al / Paperback / Published 1986
Greenfield Review Pr; ISBN: 0912678658;
(Adirondack Mountains)The Song of the Buffalo
Joseph Bruchac, Rocco Baviera (Illustrator)
/ Hardcover / Published 1998
Card catalog description: Recounts the efforts of one man, Walking Coyote, to try to preserve the buffalo herds that had always provided food for his Kalispel people in Montana. [Hardcover (July 1998) Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 0152000445]
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