| Powwow's Coming Contributor(s): Boyden, Linda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826342655 ISBN-13: 9780826342652 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: "Powwow's coming, hear the beat? Powwow's coming, dancing feet. Powwow's coming, hear the drum? Powwow's coming, everyone!" Frustrated as a schoolteacher not being able to find good instructional materials on American Indians, Linda Boyden has bypassed the tired stereotype of Indians on horseback or hunting game and placed them in today's setting of a powwow. "Powwow's Coming" provides children with a foundation for understanding and celebrating the enduring culture and heritage of American Indians. Boyden's exquisite cut-paper collage and engaging poem visually place readers within the scenes of a contemporary Native American community while offering a thoughtful look at powwows and their meanings to the Native participants. Reading level: kindergarten and up |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - Native American |
| Dewey: 394.3 |
| LCCN: 2007008923 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 10.18" W x 8.76" (0.88 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Powwow's coming, hear the beat? Frustrated as a schoolteacher not being able to find good instructional materials on American Indians, Linda Boyden has bypassed the tired stereotype of Indians on horseback or hunting game and placed them in today's setting of a powwow. Powwow's Coming provides children with a foundation for understanding and celebrating the enduring culture and heritage of American Indians. Boyden's exquisite cut-paper collage and engaging poem visually place readers within the scenes of a contemporary Native American community while offering a thoughtful look at powwows and their meanings to the Native participants. |
Contributor Bio(s): Boyden, Linda: - Linda Boyden is a former elementary school teacher and author of Powwow's Coming (University of New Mexico Press) and The Blue Roses. The latter won the 2003 Paterson Prize in its age category, the Wordcraft Circle of Native American Writers and Storytellers' Book of the Year for Children's Literature, 2002-2003, and was included on the prestigious CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center) 2003 Choices list of recommended titles. |