An appropriate age range would be 3-5 because there are lots of words that are hard to pronounce or understand.

Respectful Language
The language in this book uplifts the tradition of wearing moccasins while also using a lot of language from their culture including a pronunciation guide.

Diversity
The book reflects many aspects of different tribes and types of moccasins that the children appretiate and wear.

What is the time period?
The book reflects children in present day time. It acknowledges Rock your Mocs day which began in 2011.

How is gender presented?
Gender is presented in a neutral way that represents both girls and boys in normal clothes, playing outside, going to school, and doing normal everyday life things.

Specificity of a tribal nation
Colville, Hidatsa, Hopi-Tewa, Inupiag, Little Shell Chippewa, Menominee, Nevajo, Ojibwe, Osage, Seminole, Tuscarora, and Yurok were all mentioned in the story and added in the pronunciation guide.

An appropriate age range for this book would be 3rd-5th grade.

This book shows respectful language by uplifting all of the tribes as well as having a pronunciation guide that shows words as well as tribes and nations. It also shows diversity by showing different tribes and the way they decorate their mocassions.

What is the time period? This book is set in the present day as Rock Your Mocs Day started in 2011.
How does this author present gender? It neutrally shows gender showing both girls and boys celebrating Rock Your Mocs Day.
Does the author specify a tribal nation? This author shares about many different tribal nations; some examples are Colville, Hidatsa, Hopi-Tewa, and Inupiaq.

The appropriate age range for this book would be 3rd-5th.

What to look for in this book: Respectful language (Throughout this book, the author uses appropriate language with a pronunciation guide and definitions for various words) and Diversity (This book includes multiple examples of different tribes and how they are honoring their traditions)

Guiding questions:
What is the time period? The time period of this book is present day. This book honors Rock Your Mocs Day, which is a huge traditional celebration, which was started in 2011.
How does the author/illustrator present gender? This author/illustrator presents gender in a neutral way, there are both girls and boys participating in the traditions and going to school.
Does the author/illustrator specify a tribal nation? The author mentions multiple tribes! Some include, Colville, Hidatsa, Hopi-Tewa, Little Shell Chippewa, and Seminole. ( )

This book would be good for primary to intermediate students. This book is "Rock Your Mocs" by Laurel Goodluck, illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight, and published in 2023. This book talks about different Native tribes and how moccasins are still worn to this day and how they are prideful. This can help with identity in the classroom and can help kids feel confident celerbating their heritage and their culture.

This would be a good book for primary and intermediate readers
This book is about a day to wear mocs in order celebrate the colors and art of the Native American Culture. It provides cultural context and uses words within their language to describe all of the different aspects of their culture
This would be a great book to have in a classroom to provide an opportunity for students to gain new perspective on Native American culture. It would also be useful during a unit where they are learning about different cultures to provide more insight.