Jeffers, Susan.  BROTHER EAGLE, SISTER SKY. Dial Reading Rainbow.  A Native American reminds a young boy that it is important to take care of our natural resources.

McDermott, Gerald. ARROW TO THE SUN: A PUEBLO INDIAN TALE. Puffin/Penguin (Caldecott Winner).  Pueblo tale which tells of a young boy who is actually the son of the sun.  Since he has no earthly father, the other children tease him.

Medearis, Angela Shelf. DANCING WITH THE INDIANS. Holiday House Reading Rainbow.  African American children who once lived with the Seminoles, visit the tribe during celebrations and enjoy dancing with them.

Osofsky, Audrey. DREAM CATCHER. Orchard.  In the land of the Ojibway a baby sleeps, protected from bad dreams, as the life of the tribe goes on around him.

Scott, Herbert. ON MOTHER'S LAP. Clarion.  A small Eskimo boy discovers that Mother's lap is a very special place, with room for everyone.

Stevens, Janet, COYOTE STEALS THE BLANKET. Holiday House. A coyote wants a beautiful blanket he finds draped over a rock in the desert, despite, hummingbirds warnings not to take it.

Van Laan, Nancy. RAINBOW CROW: A LENAPE TALE. Knopf.  When the weather changes and the ever-falling snow threatens to engulf all the animals, it is Crow who flies up to receive the gift of fire from the Great Sky Spirit.

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