Liselotte Erdrich

Pictures came first, according to the creators' note. Short stories are inspired by their respective Native traditions, but not taken directly, apparently. Unfortunately, they're not particularly engaging, or easy to parse, imo. Art, also, is interesting... but not, imo, appealing. Somber tone.

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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | 1 other review | Oct 18, 2024 |

Bears Make Rock Soup by Lise Erdrich

This is a collection of stories that honor Native American traditions. This book pays respects to everything beneath the skies.

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StephanieAllery | 1 other review | Feb 24, 2023 |

Sacagawea (Carter G Woodson Award Book (Awards)) by Liselotte Erdrich

This historical picture book focuses on the courage, composure, and intelligence of Sacagawea as she assists the Lewis and Clark expedition navigate across North America to the Pacific Ocean. The book focuses on her skills and contributions, along with her transcendence beyond a traditional female role. She becomes a critical and integral part of their mission's success through her language skills of translation and interpretation, along with her navigational abilities.

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Kathrin.McCoy | 8 other reviews | Oct 18, 2017 |

Bears Make Rock Soup by Lise Erdrich

"Bear Makes Rock Soup," is a collection of old tales from Native American Women. Each story has the traditions of Native American culture laced through it. Animals played a huge role in this culture, so the author made sure to include animals importance to tribe traditions.

The paintings were very well done, and captured the spirit of the text behind it.

While I appreciate what the stories are about and where they come from, I think this book would be hard for a child to swallow whole. If I were to read this to my students, I would break the stories up throughout the week if I was teaching about the Native Americans.… (more)

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