The Cherokees (First Americans Books) [Hardcover]

Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve (Author), Ronald Himler (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: First Americans Books

Discusses the history, culture, and present situation of the Cherokees.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4?Broad in scope, yet brief on details, this picture book begins with the Cherokee creation story and goes on to cover traditional life, colonial battles, loss of land, the Trail of Tears, and circumstances for the Oklahoma and North Carolina bands in the nearly two centuries since removal. The different roles of men, women, and children in village life each receive double-page spreads. Information on ceremony and dance comes next, followed by the consequences of the arrival of the Europeans. Current events discussed include the leadership transition from Wilma Mankiller to Joe Byrd as principal chief of the Oklahoma Cherokee Nation. An even-handed tone dignifies the tragedy of the tribe's history. Himler's familiar watercolors, rich, warm, and serene, grace the text. Not as thorough as Emilie Lepthien's The Cherokee (Childrens, 1985), Sneve's title will serve primary-grade readers well.?Jacqueline Elsner, Athens Regional Library, GA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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[SERIES LAST REVIEWED IN BKL O 1 94, under Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. Ages 5^-9.]

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House; 1st edition (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823412148
• ISBN-13: 978-0823412143
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,629,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good place to start..., December 5, 2008

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Erica Eden "Erica" (Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cherokees (First Americans Books) (Hardcover)

This short descriptive account of the Cherokees history is a good place to start for anyone interested in this Native American Tribe. I have Cherokee heritage and wanting to learn more, I found this book at the local library. I am adding it to my own.