Cherokee Masks Activity Book


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Long ago Cherokee dancers would dance, and through dancing tell stories about the tribe. The wrapped themselves in colorful blankets and wore masks to represent people, feelings, and animals that shared their world. The masks had exaggerated features such as extra-long noses, big bushy eyebrows, or horns to represent characters in the stories. The most popular Cherokee masks are represented here for children to color and do lessons in matching, mazes, completing sentences, connecting dots, counting, spelling, and more. For children age 5-8 years.




Cherokee Clothing Activity Book


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This coloring book introduces children to the traditional clothing of the Cherokee people as they are guided through a variety of activities of increasing complexity.




Native American Masks Coloring Book


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An authentic array of traditional Native American masks appear in this fun-filled coloring book. Well-researched and accurately rendered, they derive from ritual and recreational traditions of American Indians across the continent, from the eastern Iroquois to the western Hopi and the northwestern Kwakiutl and Tlingit. Each mask is accompanied by a caption identifying its motif and tribe of origin. Dover Original. 30 full-page black-and-white illustrations. 5 color illustrations on covers.




Making Faces


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The Cedar Plank Mask


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The story of an Indian boy's visit to a museum where he learns about the masks made by different Indians living in the Pacific Northwest introduces activities that provide information about the crafts and ways of life of these peoples.




Native American Night Before Christmas


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This innovative retelling of the classic Christmas tale takes a whimsical look at what Christmas Eve might be like for an American Indian family when Old Red Shirt (the Indian Santa Claus) comes a-calling. He brings with him his team of flying white buffalo to deliver fry bread, commodities, and other goodies. Renowned Cherokee artist Jesse Hummingbird’s inspired illustrations transform the author’s playful adaptation into a fresh, modern work of art. A delight for people of all ages and cultures. The title was the winner of the 2010 Moonbeam Award for Holiday Books. A glossary is included to explain terms commonly used in Native communities such as fry bread, commodities, and medicine bundles.




Family Activity Book


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Sequoyah and the Written Word 6-Pack


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Introduce students to Sequoyah, the Cherokee man who created a written language for the Cherokee tribe. Through high-interest informational text and primary sources, readers will learn the history of the Cherokee's system of writing and how this system changed life for the Cherokee. This text promotes social studies content literacy and connects to Georgia Standards of Excellence, WIDA, and the NCSS/C3 framework. Features include: Primary source documents and full-color illustrations; Text features such as a glossary, table of contents, and index; Read and response questions; A Your Turn activity challenges students to connect to a primary source through a writing activity; This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.




Indian Tribes of North America Coloring Book


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Thirty-eight carefully researched, accurate illustrations of Seminoles, Mohawk, Iroquois, Crow, Cherokee, Huron, other tribes engaged in hunting, dancing, cooking, other activities. Authentic costumes, dwellings, weapons, etc. Royalty-free. Introduction. Captions.