A beautifully illustrated story of how the Native American Lakota first acquired the horse, and its influence on their way of life.
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Tasunka: A Lakota Horse Legend
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Blue Birds
A 12 yo girl defies orders to stay inside the fort of the first attempted British colony in North America. She drops a figurine that is later found by a 13 yo Native American girl and they form a secret friendship. Told in verse in alternating perspectives.
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The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History
Short non-fiction stories of both well-known and obscure people and events from American history
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Leonardo’s Horse
2-part book about Leonardo da Vinci’s unrealized giant horse sculpture, and American art enthusiast Charles Dent’s efforts to recreate it centuries later.
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Sees Behind Trees
A Native American Powhatan boy, who has trouble seeing, learns to hone his other senses. After his coming-of-age naming ceremony, he sets out on journey with a tribal elder.
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The Captive (O’Dell)
16 yo Spanish seminarian travels to New World and encounters the Maya. First in Seven Serpents Trilogy
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Encounter
Picture book depiction of first encounter between French explorers and First Nations villagers.
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Cruise of the Arctic Star
Author recounts his 1973 fishing boat cruise up CA coast, relating entertaining tidbits of history and natural history
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Minn of the Mississippi
Minn, a snapping turtle, travels down the Mississippi River observing people and wildlife, with historical and natural details.
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