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Cultures
Corn Is Maize: The Gift of the Indians. Brandenberg, Aliki. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1976.The story of Corn's role through history. (All ages)
The Great Kapok Tree. Cherry, Lynne. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990. A tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. (Pre K – 4)
Celebrate America in Poetry and Art. Panzer, Nora,ed. Hyperion Books, 1994. A rich multicultural collection of American poetry and art. (grade 3 – 12)
Random House Book of Poetry for Children. Prelutsky, Jack,ed. Random House, 1993. A treasure chest of children's poetry. (grade 2 – 12)
A Dictionary of Environmental Quotations. Rodes, Barbara and Rice Odell. Simon & Schuster,1992. 3,700 quotations in 143 categories. Excellent resource! (grade 9 – adult)
I' m in Charge of Celebrations. Baylor, Bird. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986. Native American book of celebrations (grade 4 – 12)
Large Festivals Together; A Guide to Multicultural Celebrations. Fitzjohn, Sue, Minda Weston and Judy. Scholastic, 1993. (grade 4 – 12)
Anniversaries and Holidays. Gregory, Ruth W. American Library Assn., 1983.Resource book of holidays throughout history (grade 6 – adult)
The American Book of Days. Hatch, Jane M. H.W.Wilson, 1978. Essays about events on each of the 366 days of the year. (grade 9 – adult)
Latkes and Applesauce:A Hanukkah Story. Manushkin, Fran. Scholastic, 1990 Excellent story of Hanukkah for young readers. (grades 2 – 6 )
Eating the Plates:A Pilgrim Book of Food and Manners. Penner, Lucille Recht. Scholastic, 1995. A facinating account of what the Pilgrims ate and how they spent their time (gr.3 – 12)
Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. Pilkey, Dave. Scholastic, 1990. Amusing fiction about a visit to a turkey farm before Thanksgiving. (grade K – 4)
Kwanzaa. Porter, A.P. Carolrhoda Books, 1991. The story of the celebration of The African American culture between Christmas and New Years. (grade 2 – 6)
Too Many Tamales. Soto, Gary. Scholastic, 1993. Fictional story of a Christmas feast. (grade 2 – 8)
Celebrations. Livingston, Myra Cohn. Holiday House, 1985. A book of poems about celebrations. (grade K – 6)
Squanto and the First Thanksgiving. Celsi, Teresa. Raintree Publishers, 1989. Historical fiction on America's first Thanksgiving. (grade 2 – 6)
My First Kwanzaa Book. Chocolate, Debra M. Newton. Scholastic, 1992 Excellent story explaining Kwanzaa. (PreK – 6 )
Day of the Dead: A Mexican-American Celebration. Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane. Holiday House, 1994. The story of this Mexican celebration as told by 10 year olds. (grades 2 – 6)
Itse Selu: Cherokee Harvest Festival. Pennington, Daniel. Charlesbridge Publishing, 1994. The story from a young braves eyes of the Cherokee Green Corn Festival. (grades 2 – 8)
The Poetry of Robert Frost, Robert Frost, Henry Holt and Company, 1975. (grade 6 – adult)
Keepers of the Earth, Michael Caduto & Joseph Bruchac, Fulcrum Inc. 1977. Native American stories and environmental activities for children. (grade 4 – 12)
Native American Gardening, Michael Cudato & Joseph Bruchac, Native stories, projects and recipes for teachers to share.
A Cowful of Cowboy Poetry – Baxter Black, 2000. Cowboy songs, stories an poetry with comical illustrations. (Grade 6 – adult)