Summary: This book is a collection of poems ad songs about what Native Americans give thanks for.
My Review: I like this book because you could read it as a whole or read each poem individually (which is what I would do). You could tie this book into a unit about weather or nature and you could illustrate the reasons that Native Americans give thanks for each thing.
About the Author: Joseph Bruchac is a Native American author that draws from his heritage for inspiration for his work. Not only is he a writer, he founded the Greenfield Review Literary Center and The Greenfield Review Press. Through The Greenfield Review Press, he has done some editing and is a professional story teller of traditional tales. Also, in 1999 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas.
Genre: Multicultural, Poems
Theme / Skill: Working on words that rhyme
Age Level: 7-11
Pre-reading Activity: Explain what the book is about. Read one poem to the students.
Post-reading Activity: Don't show students the picture to the first poem and have them illustrate an appropriate picture for it.
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