If You Lived With The Indians Of The Northwest Coast

This is a very nice book aimed at the 3-6th grade audience. It is written in plain simple language, but not simplistic or condescending "little kid talk."Using a Question/Answer format (one question per page), it is a very good, reasonably thorough telling of what life was like. It goes beyond "they ate berries and salmon," and asks (and answers) such human-interest questions as "Did they have parties? What was most valuable to them? Were grown-ups strict?"Not only are these questions good at revealing what life was like for these people, they are the sort of questions kids ask, and thus it draws them into the answers.It might be a bit too much for the K-2 grades, but 3rd through 6th graders who read this on their own will mostly enjoy it and learn from it. Indeed, I've been doing in-depth reading in this area for years, and I not only enjoyed reading it myself, I actually got a better perspective on some things.If you have a kid in this age range, and you want them to learn about this generally under-publicized yet fascinating native culture, this is an excellent book.

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This children's picture book by Anne Kamma introduces educators and children alike to the day and the life of eight indigenous America groups that occupied the northwest coastal area of the New World. The 63 page document supplies worldview, lifestyle and gender realities seldom discussed in K-12 settings. From an instructional perspective Kamma out did herself. I for one am eternally grateful for the culturally competency approach used to craft this book. Moreover, regardless of age and English language proficiency this children's picture book is a must read of the first order. May Kamma continue to grace us with profoundly imperative historical and culturally accurate data.

I docent at an historical museum in the PNW, leading tours for K-6 grade children. I will use this book as a reference to share with the children about Native American culture. Kids would have to have a real curiosity to read and enjoy this book on their own'; it's a bit dry and wordy. Teachers, on the other hand, would love it as a resource in their history curriculum.

This book was a gift for my grandson. He loves this book!

As a teacher I use some of the books in the series to read to my 8th grade History classes. I utilize the books around the units in American History to expand student knowledge of the people or situations we are discussing. I read 4-5 pages everyday and we discuss the information contained in the books. The students gain a much better perspective of what it was like.

I bought this for my dad and he really liked it. It's a children's book, but sophisticated enough that an adult could enjoy the information. I bought it because it was the only book I could find on the Northwest Indian clans. Dad liked it.

As a fifth grade teacher in Michigan, my first Social Studies unit covers the ways American Indians in different regions of America adapted to their environment. This book, along with its companion books about the Souix, Iroquois, and Hopi Indians, are excellent supplements to the textbook. Each one presents a wealth of information in a question and answer format easily understandable by elementary students.

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