Here you will find information on the books, resources, and supplies recommended for use with the American History – Indigenous People of North America and Hawai‘i – Level: Yellow program.
Books and Supplies
Each unit in the program calls for several books, at least one for each lesson. The books are grouped by unit below. To jump to a particular unit, click the unit name below. Recommended craft supplies and other special items that are called for in the program are included in the Supplies and Extras section.
YouTube PlayList
All of the YouTube videos referenced in this program are collected into a single playlist on the Five Senses Literature Lessons YouTube channel. You can find it here.
Traditional Stories
Journey to Cahokia
by Albert Lorenz
The Woman Who Outshone the Sun
Poem by Alejandro Cruz Martinez and Pictures by Fernando Olivera
First Strawberries
by Joseph Bruchac
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
by Gerald McDermott
Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies
by Harriet Peck Taylor
The Polar Bear Son: An Inuit Tale
by Lydia Dabcovich
Histories and Biographies
The Star People: A Lakota Story
by S.D. Nelson
Crazy Horse’s Vision
by Joseph Bruchac illustrated by S.D. Nelson
Stories of Modern Native Americans
The Goat in the Rug
as told to Charles I. Blood and Martin Link
The Wool of Jonesy #1
by Johnathan Nelson
Supplementary Books
Come Look with Me: American Indian Art
by Stephanie Salomon
When Butterflies Cross the Sky
by Sharon Katz Cooper
My First Book Of Proverbs
by Ralfka Gonzalez and Ana Ruiz
Trail of Tears (step into reading)
by Joseph Bruchac
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheligas
by Traci Sorell
If You Lived With the Indians of the Northwest Coast
by Anne Kammma
Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
by Gerald McDermot
Taos Pueblo: Painted Stories
by Jonathan Warm Day
The Magic School Bus and the Climate Change
by Joanna Cole
A Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky
by Meredith Hamilton (Illustrator), Michael Driscoll (Artist)
How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend
by Jerrie Oughton
Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave
by Monty Roessel
Supplies and Extras
Left-handed Pointed-tip Kids Scissors
by Fiskars
Be sure to get your left handed child, left-handed scissors! These can make a big difference to how hard it is to cut with scissors.
5 Inch Blunt-tip Kid Scissors
by Fiskars
For right-handed children
Corn Meal
by Palmetto Farms
Hugg-A-Planet Earth Plush Globe
by Hugg-A-Planet
This cuddly globe is great for storytimes.
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