Ata, Te.(retold by Lynn Moroney). (1989). Baby Rattlesnake. (Southwestern). Illus. Mira Reisberg. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press. RL: 2. Baby Rattlesnake loves using its rattle to play tricks but refuses to listen to the advice of others.
Begay, Shonto. (19920. Ma’ii and cousin horned toad: A traditional Navajo story. (Navajo). Illus. Shonto Begay. New York: Scholastic. RL: 3. Ma’ii the coyote is very lazy and always hungry. One day he decides to visit his cousin Horned Toad, who is working hard in his corn field. Ma’ii tricks Horned Toad into climbing into his mouth, but he finds that he has been tricked instead.
Brown, Virginia P., & Owens, Laurella. (1985). Southern Indian Myths and Legends. Birmingham, AL: Beechwood. (Southeastern)
Browne, Vee. (Reteller). (1995). Animal lore and legend: Owl. (Seneca, Zuni, Picuris). Illus. Diana Magnuson. New York: Scholastic. RL: 2-3. Information about the types of owls living in North America and tales told about them in one Eastern Woodlands tribe and two Southwestern peoples.
Bruchac, Joseph. (1993). The first strawberries: A Cherokee story. (Cherokee). Illus. Anna Vojtech. New York: Dial. RL: 3. First man and first woman overcome anger, and the creation of strawberries.
Bruchac, Joseph. (1994). The great ball game: A Muskogee story. (Muskogee). Illus. Susan L. Roth. New York: Dial. RL: 3. A pourquoi tale of how the animals and birds played a game of stickball to determine who would have dominion over the land.
Bruchac, Joseph, and London, Jonathan. (1992). Thirteen moons on Turtle’s back: A Native American year of moons. Illus. Thomas Locker. RL: 3. Short tales from a variety of tribes related to each of the moons in the Native American year.
Bruchac, Joseph, and Ross, Gayle. (1994). The girl who married the moon. Mahwah, NJ: Troll/Bridge Water. RL: 5. Tales with female protagonists from 16 Indian tribes.
Climo, Shirley. (1988). King of the birds. (Aesop/Chippewa).Illus. Ruth Heller. New York: Harper Trophy. RL: 3. The birds live in chaos and decide they must find someone to rule them, so they organize a contest to find the one who will be king.
Cohen, Caron Lee. (Reteller). The mud pony. (Pawnee). Illus. Shonto Begay. RL: 3. Hero tale of a poor boy who becomes a leader of his people with the help of a magical pony created from clay.
Cohlene, Terri. (1990). Little Firefly: An Algonquian legend. (Algonquian). Illus. Charles Reasoner. Mahwah, NJ: Watermill Press. RL: 4. A young girl who is mistreated by her sisters becomes the wife of the Invisible One. The book also includes information about the Algonquian tribes' locations and customs. (Cinderella tale)
Cole, Judith. (1991). The moon, the sun, and the coyote. (Southwestern). Illus. Cecile Schoberle. RL: 4. Sun and Moon argue over who is the most powerful, and coyote, the Moon’s favorite, becomes a test case.
Connolly, James. (Transcriber). “Why the possum’s tail is bare: A Cherokee folk tale.” (http://elvis.neep.wisc.edu/-firmiss/mephitis-didelphis/tales/possum-tail-) (Southeastern)
Connolly, James E. (1985). Why the possum’s tail is bare and other Native American Indian nature tales. Illus. Andrea Adams. Owings Mills, MD: Stemmer House. RL: 3-4. Tales organized by geographical region: Eastern Woodlands, Western Plains and Coastal. Brief introductory explanations accompany each tale.
DePaola, Tomie. (1983). The legend of the bluebonnet: An old tale of Texas. (Comanche). Illus. Tomie DePaola. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons. RL: 3. A young girl sacrifices her most prized possession to save her tribe.
DePaola, Tomie. (1988). The legend of the indian paintbrush. (Plains). Illus. Tomie DePaola. New York: Aladdin. RL: 3. A boy’s dreamvision tells him that his life work is to paint the history of the tribe and the beauty of nature, but he has trouble finding materials to capture the colors of the sunset until another dream shows him the way.
Erdoes, Richard, and Ortiz, Alfonso (Eds.). (1984). American Indian myths and legends. New York: Pantheon Books. Tales from a wide range of tribes are organized by categories: creation myths, tales of heavenly bodies, hero tales, love tales, tricksters, animal stories, ghost stories, and tales of the end. Some stories are graphic and others could be considered X-rated.
Goble, Paul. (1978). The girl who loved wild horses. (Plains). Illus. Paul Goble. New York: Aladdin. Caldecott Medal. RL: 4-5. An Indian maiden loves her family but finds true freedom and happiness among the wild horses.
Goble, Paul. (1988). Her seven brothers. (Cheyenne). Illus. Paul Goble. New York: Bradbury. RL: 4. A young girl goes in search of her siblings; pourquoi tale of the Big Dipper.
Goble, Paul. (1992). Love flute. (Plains). Illus. Paul Goble. New York: Aladdin. Aesop Prize. RL: 4. A shy young man is unable to express his love until the mystical Elk Men bring him a flute to communicate his feelings.
Goble, Paul. (1988).Iktomi and the Boulder. (Plains). Illus. Paul Goble. New York: Orchard. RL: 3. Vain Iktomi is traveling to the next village in all his finery. Because it's hot, he gives his best robe to a boulder, but when rain threatens, he takes it back. The boulder follows him across the plains and traps him underneath. Iktomi tricks animals into helping him get free.
Goble, Paul. (19 ). Iktomi and the Ducks. (Plains). Illus. Paul Goble. New York
Haley, Gail E. (1996). Two bad boys: A very old Cherokee tale. (Southeastern). Illus. Gail E. Haley. New York: Dutton. RL: 4. In the beginning, there was a family--First Hunter, Corn Woman, and Boy--but Boy gets lonely and pulls a Wild Boy from the river. Wild Boys curiosity and sense of mischief result in the creation of work for humankind.
Hamilton, Virginia. (1988). In the beginning: Creation stories from around the world. Illus. Barry Moser. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Newbery Honor. RL: 5-6.
“Pea-Pod Man”-Eskimo; “Old Man the Creator”-Blackfoot; Earth Starter the Creator”-Maidu of CA; “Divine Woman the Creator”-Huron; “Maker and Feathered Serpent the Creators”-Mayan.
Hollander, Cass. (1994). Why Bear has a short tail: A traditional tale. (Iroquois). Illus. Cathy Pavia. New York: Scholastic. RL: 1. Tale similar to that found in the Connolly text. The story is nicely illustrated and simply written.
Insley, Bernice. “The Scent of the Skunk: A Native American Folk Tale.” (http://elvis.neep.wisc.edu/-firmiss/mephitis-didelphis/tales/skunk-scent-)
Johnston, Tony. (1994). The tale of Rabbit and Coyote. (Southwestern). Illus. Tomie DePaola. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. RL: 3. Rabbit and Coyote trade tricks. Beginning with a story much like the tar baby and ending with explaining why we can see the outline of a rabbit in the full moon.
Lacomb, Bayou. “Why ‘Possum Has a Large Mouth.” (http://elvis.neep.wisc.edu/-furmiss/mephitis-didelphis/tales/paooum-mouth-)
London, Jonathan. (Reteller). (1993). Fire race: A Karuk Coyote tale about how fire came to the people. (Northwest CA). Illus. Sylvia Long. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. RL: 3. Grandfather tricks the Yellow Jacket sisters to obtain fire for the rest of the animals who create a relay team when the insects chase the fire-carrier.
MacGill-Callahan, Sheila. (1991). And still the turtle watched. (Delaware). Illus. Barry Moser. New York: Dial. RL: 4. An ancient carver creates a turtle on a rock in the bend of the river to by the eyes of Manitou, but as the years passed, people forgot and later vandals defaced the rock until a knowledgeable man comes and takes the turtle to a museum.
Martin, Rafe. (1992). The rough-face girl. (Algonquin). Illus. David Shannon. New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons. RL: 3. A young girl is mistreated by her two beautiful sisters, but her purity of spirit allows her to see the Great Being and become his wife. (Cinderella tale).
McDermott, Gerald. (1975). Arrow to the Sun. (Southwestern) Illus. Gerald McDermott. Caldecott Honor. New York: Viking. RL: 3.
McDermott, Gerald. (1993). Raven: A trickster tale from the Pacific Northwest. Illus. Gerald McDermott. Caldecott Honor. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace. RL: 3. Raven tricks the Sky Chief’s daughter and brings light to the people.
McDermott, Gerald. (1994). Coyote: A trickster tale from the American southwest. (Zuni). Illus. Geral McDermott. New York: Harcourt. RL: 3.
Midge, Tiffany. (1995). Animal Lore and Legend: Buffalo. (Omaha, Seneca, Apache, Kiowa, Ojibwa). Illus. Diana Magnuson. New York: Scholastic. RL: 3. Three Native American tales about buffalo are accompanied by information about these majestic, endangered animals.
Oughton, Jerrie. (1994). The magic weaver of rugs: A tale of the Navajo. (Navajo). Illus. Lisa Desimini. New York: Houghton Mifflin. RL: 4. Two women from the Navajo tribe set out to save their people and meet Spider Woman who teaches them how to weave.
Pollock, Penny. (1996). The turkey girl: A Zuni Cinderella. (Zuni). Illus. Ed. Young. Boston: Little, Brown. RL: 3. Pourquoi tale about keeping one's word. (Cinderella tale).
Ross, Gayle. (1994). How Rabbit tricked Otter and other Cherokee stories. (Cherokee). Illus. Murv Jacob. New York: HarperCollins. RL: 4. Fifteen tales about trickster Rabbit.
Ross, Gayle. (1995). How Turtle's back was cracked: A traditional Cherokee tale. (Cherokee). Illus. Murv Jacob. New York: Dial. RL: 3. A pourquoi tale similar to Brer Rabbit and the Briar Patch.
Rucki, Ani. (1992). Turkey’s gift to the people. (Navajo). Illus. Ani Rucki. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishing. RL: 3. Great flood waters threaten all the animals, so they work together to save themselves, going two-by-two into great reeds on the hills. But the turkey couple has yet to arrive; they make it just in time, bringing with them all the seeds necessary to replant the earth.
SanSouci, Robert. (1978). The legend of Scarface: A Blackfeet Indian tale. (Blackfeet). Illus. Daniel SanSouci. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell. RL: 3. A boy despised by others in his tribe sets out to win the hand of the woman he loves by asking the Sun to release her from the vow she made not to marry. The animals help him on his quest, and his honesty, loyalty, and bravery win him the respect of Sun, Moon, and their son Morning Star. He returns to his tribe with riches and claims his bride.
Schecter, Ellen. (1992). The warrior maiden: A Hopi legend. (Hopi). Illus. Laura Kelly. New York: Bantam. RL: 3. A young Hopi girl devises a plan to protect her pueblo from Apache raiders.
Steptoe, John. (1984). The story of jumping mouse: A Native American legend.Illus. John Steptoe. New York: William Morrow. Caldecott Honor. RL: 4. A small mouse wishes to see the wonders of the far off land, and with the help of a magic frog and his own unselfish spirit he manages to do it, although in an altered form.
Tchin. (1997). Rabbit’s wish for snow: A Native American legend. (Eastern Woodlands ?). Illus. Carolyn Ewing. New York: Scholastic (Hello Reader L. 2). RL: 1. The tale of how rabbits lost their long tails and ended up with a split lip and bent arms and legs.
Warren, Barbara Shining Woman. (?) "How the Red Bird Got His Color" and other Cherokee stories. (Cherokee). Web site: http://www.Powersource.com/cocinc/articles/.
Yolen, Jane. (1990). Sky dogs. (Blackfeet). Illus. Barry Moser. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. RL: 4. The story of how the Blackfeet first saw and learned about horses told by an old man who was there as a boy when it happened.
Yolen, Jane. (1986). Favorite folktales from around the world. New York: Pantheon. RL: 4-6. “Glooscap and the baby”-Algonquian; “How men and women got together”-Piegan; “Sedna”-Eskimo; “Deer Hunter and White Corn Maiden”-Tewa/southwestern; “Coyote fights a lump of pitch”-Apache; “The orphan boy and the elk dog”-Blackfoot; “The flying head”-Iroquois; “The well-baked man”-Pima (coyote trickster); “How mosquitoes came to be:-Tlingit; "The spirit wife”-Zuni; “Woman chooses death”-Blackfoot; “The end of the world”-Sioux.
Young, Ed. (1993). Moon Mother: a Native American creation tale. Illus. Ed Young. New York: HarperCollins. RL: 3. Creation story.
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