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1) Makoons
Author
Series
Birchbark house volume 5
Language
English
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Native American Heritage for Kids
Native American Heritage Month (older kids)
OBD Native American Heritage Month (November) - YOUTH
Youth - Native American Heritage Month 2022
Native American Heritage Month (older kids)
OBD Native American Heritage Month (November) - YOUTH
Youth - Native American Heritage Month 2022
Description
Named for the Ojibwe word for little bear, Makoons and his twin, Chickadee, have traveled with their family to the Great Plains of 1860s Dakota Territory. There they must learn to become buffalo hunters and once again help their people make a home in a new land. But Makoons has had a vision that foretells great challenges -- challenges that his family may not be able to overcome. (Based on the author's own family history.)
Author
Series
I survived volume 16
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old John Hale has already survived one brutal Dakota winter, and now he's about to experience one of the deadliest blizzards in American history. The storm of 1888 was a monster, a frozen hurricane that slammed into America's Midwest without warning. Within hours, hundreds would be dead, thousands terrified, lost, and freezing. John's inner strength is seriously tested when he finds himself trapped in the blinding snow, the wind like...