Bruchac, Joseph. 1998. The Earth under Sky Bear’s Feet. Penguin Canada.
ISBN: 0-69811-647-X
Age: Pre-school - 10
Language: English
Subject: Children; Non-Fiction; Poetry; Multiple Nations

Grandmother shares her story of Sky Bear (the Big Dipper) with her granddaughter. The 12 poems, from different tribes, tell what Sky Bear sees and hears every night as she circles the earth.

Bruchac, Joseph. Illustrator/ Anna Vojtech. 1998. The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Tale. Penguin Canada. ISBN: 0-14-056409-8
Age: 5 - 10
Language: English
Subject: Children; Myths & Legends; Cherokee

This is the retelling of the Cherokee legend about the creation of the First Man and First Woman. One day, First Man spoke harshly to First Woman. When he asked for forgiveness, Sun first sent raspberries, then blueberries and blackberries to slow her down as she ran away. It was strawberries that finally stopped her and let her husband catch up with her.

Bruchac, Joseph. 1998. The Heart of a Chief. Penguin Canada. ISBN: 0-14-131236-X
Age: 11+
Language: English
Subject: Youth; Fiction; Woodland

This is a novel about the struggles of an eleven-year-old boy growing up on a reservation in the US today.