Cherokee Books:

          HOW SPIRIT DOG MADE THE MILKY WAY: A Retelling of a Cherokee Legend, by O’Hearn, Michael
32 pgs. illustrated 2008 Elementary.
An easy - to read Cherokee legend that will delight young read.     For ages: 1st - 4th Grade 

 THE CHEROKEE TRAIL OF TEARS, by Fitzgerald, David and Duane King
In 1838, Federal troops imprisoned 13,000 Cherokees in preparation for the Cherokees removal from their native lands in the southeastern United States to the Indian Territory of present-day Oklahoma. The removal of the Cherokees lasted two years and resulted in more than 5,000 deaths. Today, the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail commemorates the Cherokees and the paths that seventeen Cherokee detachments followed. The trail encompasses 2,200 miles of land and nine states. This photo-essay tells the story of the trail, while paying tribute to the seventeen Cherokee detachments that were pushed westward into Oklahoma. It includes excerpts from journals and accounts and documents one of the most heart-stirring and tragic stories in American history.                                                        4th, 5th & 8th Grade

              RABBIT AND THE WELL, by Duvall, Deborah
32 pgs. color illustrations 2008 Elementary, middle school, high school
In Ji-Stu the Rabbit’s forest, the rain has stopped falling and the river is drying up. Soon the forest creatures will have no water to drink. One day Ji-Stu has an idea: there’s plenty of water deep in the ground. What the animals need is a well!
All his neighbors agree, and they begin at once to dig a well. Everyone, that is, except Ji-Stu the Rabbit! He spends his time relaxing while the others work day after day digging the well. After all, it was his idea to dig the well in the first place!
At last the well diggers reach cold, clear water. Ji-Stu wants to join in the celebration and refill his empty water pots, but quickly learns that he is not welcome at the well. Because he refused to help, he shall have none of the precious water. But the trickster rabbit has plans of his own to get all the water he needs—for free!
For ages: 4th - 8th Grade

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Native American Books:

Willow Flower's Gift is a story about how a Native American woman’s unselfish gift to a museum preserved her tribe’s unique beading method. For ages: 4th grade and up. By Miko Hughes    Check out her website at: www.willowvistabooks.com/books.html