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Initially conceived after reading the works of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, who was known for his early studies of Native American culture, "The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is an epic poem based on the legends of the Ojibwa Indians of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Written in 1855 in trochaic tetrameter, the tale is set in the picturesque Pictured Rocks area along the south shore of Lake Superior. The lyrical descriptions of this...
3) Hiawatha
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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An abridgement of the epic poem describing the life and deeds of a legendary Indian brave.
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In Native American history, the Iroquois have earned their place as one of the most democratic alliances with some of the most formidable warriors. United by a language and a desire to improve their lifestyles, the Iroquois Nations helped shape United States history. This book details the story of the Five, and later Six, Iroquois Nations-the Cayuga, the Seneca, the Onondaga, the Oneida, the Mohawk, and the Tuscarora: who they were, how the Iroquois...
5) Iroquois
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"This book introduces young readers to the Iroquois people, their traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing and more, their contact with Europeans, and how the Iroquois are keeping their culture alive today"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Iroquois myths and legends were an important way for customs, beliefs, and histories to be passed down orally through the generations. These myths often explain natural events. In this creation myth, the creation of Earth by Sky Woman and Big Turtle is told. The Iroquois nature myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American Myth.
9) Jumanji
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c2007
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Jumanji. When Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its powers until he is magically transported into the untamed jungles of Jumanji! There he remains for 26 years until he is freed from the game's spell by two unsuspecting children. Now a grown man, Alan tries to outwit the game's powerful forces.
The Indian in the cupboard. On his 9th birthday, Omri receives a cupboard that magically brings his 3 in. toy Indian Little...
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2008
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Hook : A high-flying adventure from the magic of Steven Spielberg, Hook stars Robin Williams as a grown-up Peter Pan and Dustin Hoffman as the infamous Captain Hook.
Indian in the cupboard : On his 9th birthday, Omri receives a cupboard that magically brings his 3-inch toy Indian Little Bear to life. They bond, embarking on an amazing adventure, until Omri's friend Patrick brings a 6-shooting cowboy to life and the secret is in danger of being revealed....
11) The orenda
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"History reveals itself when, in the seventeenth century, a Jesuit missionary ventures into the Canadian wilderness in search of converts-the defining moment of first contact between radically different worlds. What unfolds over the next several years is truly epic, constantly illuminating and surprising, sometimes comic, always entrancing and ultimately all too human in its tragic grandeur. Christophe has been in the New World only a year when his...
12) The Iroquois
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Examines the history, traditional lifestyle, and current situation of the Iroquois Indians.
14) Peacemaker
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
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"A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy rethinks his calling after witnessing the arrival of a mystical figure with a message of peace in this historical novel based on the creation of the Iroquois Confederacy."--
15) The Tuscaroras
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Discusses the Iroquois Indians with emphasis on one of their six member nations, the Tuscaroras.
16) The Mohawk
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Highlights the history and some of the political and social traditions of the Mohawk tribe and Iroquois confederation.
18) The Iroquois
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Examines the history, social and political organization, religion, customs, traditional lifestyle, and current situation of the Iroquois Indians.