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324 pp.
| Lee/Tu
| May, 2019
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TradeISBN 978-1-62014-823-5$20.95
(2)
4-6
Martha Tom crosses the Bok Chitto River, which separates the Choctaw Nation from a white-owned plantation, and she meets enslaved boy Lil Mo. The two become friends, and she helps his family cross the river to freedom. Tingle's narrative, set in 1808 Mississippi and told with heart and humor, brings to life a multitude of fascinating characters while illuminating a little-known moment in history. Glos.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2019
48 pp.
| Simon Spotlight
| February, 2018
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TradeISBN 978-1-5344-1052-7$16.99
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PaperISBN 978-1-5344-1051-0$3.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-5344-1053-4
(3)
K-3
Ready-to-Read: Secrets of American History series.
Illustrated by
Valerio Fabbretti.
This engaging easy reader pairs accessible, level-appropriate prose with full-color kid-friendly illustrations to introduce exciting, lesser-known facts about World War I. Choctaw Indian code talkers, razzle dazzle painting on ships for camouflage, and the story of pilot Eugene Bullard are covered. Back matter includes further explanations, craft ideas, a section on animal heroes, and a quiz.
(2)
4-6
How I Became a Ghost series.
Preteen Choctaw ghost Isaac (How I Became a Ghost) continues to relate the story of his people's forced relocation from their Mississippi homeland to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) on the Choctaw Trail of Tears. Here, the ghost of Pushmataha, revered Choctaw chief and U.S. Army general during the War of 1812, ushers Isaac through time travel. Tingle's prose is straightforward and focused while still visceral and imaginative. Bib.
Reviewer: Patrick Gall
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2018
(4)
K-3
Big Buddy Books: Native Americans series.
These books give brief overviews of Native American nations, discussing their past and present territory, daily life, art and handicrafts, and spiritual beliefs. A section on each group "Today" and a quote from a member of the nation (either past or current) are included at book's end. Choppy texts paired with contemporary and historical photos provide adequate introductory information. Timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Big Buddy Book: Native Americans titles: Chickasaw, Choctaw, Inuit, Miwok, Pueblo, Shoshone, Wampanoag, and Yokuts.
32 pp.
| Cinco
| July, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-1-935955-26-9$16.95
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PaperISBN 978-1-935955-27-6$7.95
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EbookISBN 978-1-935955-60-3
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K-3
Illustrated by
Leslie Stall Widender.
When Ms. Shukata Possum needs a new house, her animal friends pitch in in exchange for a meal afterward. Lazy Chukfi Rabbit feigns illness and secretly hoovers the meal's homemade butter until he's really sick. Readers will enjoy following Chukfi's attempt to evade detection. The illustrations finesse the humor in this Choctaw trickster tale, which is told with confiding informality.
145 pp.
| RoadRunner
| June, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-1-937054-53-3$18.95
(2)
4-6
How I Became a Ghost series.
Isaac is alive and well at the start of this Trail of Tears story, beginning in the Choctaw Nation in Mississippi in 1830. But soon there is Treaty Talk, followed by the arrival of Nahullo (white) men, and the Choctaw must begin their journey west. Tingle, a Choctaw storyteller, relates his tale in the engaging repetitions and rhythms of an oft-told story.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2014
32 pp.
| August/Little Folk
| May, 2007
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TradeISBN 978-0-87483-777-3$16.95
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K-3
Illustrated by
Stacey Schuett.
In this "Tortoise and the Hare" revisioning, Turkey is trying on Turtle's shell when Rabbit (thinking it's Turtle) challenges him to a race. To Rabbit's dismay, Turkey sticks out his long legs, flaps his wings, and flies to the finish line. The story is uneven; parts are relayed in forced rhyme. Expansive illustrations show the action from a variety of perspectives.
(4)
4-6
When thirteen-year-old Zoey, ashamed of her Native American ancestry, travels back in time to 1811 Tennessee, she befriends Prudence, a missionary's daughter, and becomes a hero during the New Madrid earthquakes. Details about the disaster are the most compelling aspect of the novel, which features alternating entries from the girls' overexuberant journals.
108 pp.
| Chelsea
| September, 2004
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LibraryISBN 0-7910-7994-5$22.95
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PaperISBN 0-7910-8348-9$9.95 New ed. (1989)
(4)
YA
Indians of North America series.
This revised series examines six groups of Native Americans. Each book includes historical information, chronicles the challenges caused by European immigrants, and discusses modern issues. Detailed information is given, including references to numerous websites. Photographs and drawings enhance the well-researched but somewhat mundane and laborious text. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Indians of North America titles: The Hopi, The Mohawk, The Teton Sioux, The Iroquois, The Choctaw, and TheCherokees.
32 pp.
| Blue Earth
| August, 2003
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LibraryISBN 0-7368-2170-8$$22.60
(4)
K-3
America's First Peoples series.
Each of these books focuses on a traditional activity characteristic of a Native American group. Included are bits of history, folklore, and culture, plus hands-on activities, such as recipes. The easy-to-read format is enhanced with colorful illustrations, but the books are too brief to provide more than a cursory look at each group. Directory, reading list. Glos., ind. [Review covers these America's First People titles: The Navajo, The Shoshone, The Choctaw, and The Inuit.]
132 pp.
| Cinco
| May, 2003
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TradeISBN 0-938317-74-1$$16.95
(3)
4-6
Tingle, a Choctaw storyteller, presents eleven stories, including a legend about a group of Choctaw helping a slave family flee captivity, a supernatural tale concerning a creature who is half man and half owl, a moving account of the Trail of Tears, and some touching reminiscences from the author's childhood and young adult years. The prose contains the cadences of oral storytelling, making these engaging stories strong read-aloud material. Reading list. Glos.
128 pp.
| Benchmark
| October, 2002
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LibraryISBN 0-7614-1413-4$$32.79
(3)
4-6
Lifeways series.
Overloaded with historical background about the Navajo and their beliefs and customs, this volume gets off to a slow start. Strangely, the information about the three-hundred-mile march endured by over eight thousand Native Americans and their incarceration at Fort Sumner, New Mexico--ostensibly the book's focus--is rushed and insubstantial. The blandly written text is illustrated with maps, photos, and reproductions. Bib., ind.
(4)
1-3
A Choctaw Indian tells a story from his boyhood. In 1847, living in poverty with their population greatly reduced, his people respond to the needs of the Irish during the potato famine by contributing $170 to the U.S. aid efforts. Based on a true event, the story is slightly romanticized but enhanced by pencil drawings with fine attention to detail.
133 pp.
| Dial
| March, 1999
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TradeISBN 0-8037-2380-6$$15.99
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Tony Meers.
Drawing on her family history, Harrell tells of a Choctaw ancestor removed from his homeland in 1831. Forced to relocate from eastern Mississippi to midwestern Indian Territory, ten-year-old Minko and his father leave the government-sanctioned wagon train and travel on ahead to set up their new home. Their arduous journey is realistically recounted in plainspoken prose.