This Land Is My Land | 
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| Creator: George Littlechild
Publisher: Children's Book Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 420438
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 9.2 x 0.2
ISBN: 0892391847
Dewey Decimal Number: 971.0049730092
EAN: 9780892391844
ASIN: 0892391847
Publication Date: March 2003
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Product Description
In his own words and paintings, acclaimed Native American artist George Littlechild takes young readers back in time to the first meeting between his Plains Cree ancestors and the first European settlers in North America. Through inspiring autobiographical stories accompanied by vivid, dramatic paintings, he recounts the history of his people and their relationship to the land, relating their struggles and triumphs with sensitivity, irony, and humor. Littlechild expresses his wish to use his art to portray the wonders of his heritage and to heal the pain of his people's history and offers hope and guidance from the Native American perspective. This Land is My Land is a winner of the Jane Addams Picture Book Award and the National Parenting Publications Gold Medal.
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Teachers need to read the text before an oral presentation November 27, 2008
This is a gorgeous book. LIttlechild is an incredible artist and memoirist. The texts, which narrate each painting, are very useful for demonstrating the integration of memoir and art in the classroom. Teachers of elementary grades should know that he is very open and honest, using words such as prostitution and alcoholism, when he discusses the plight of urban Indian issues and family matters. My fourth graders were amazed at the art work, and we're hoping to do something similar. He collages photographs of his ancestors and uses bright, bold colors. He is part Cree, as is the singer/educator/artist/activist Buffy Sainte-Marie. Together, his art and her music enhance any study of Native North America.
Beautiful June 10, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I reviewed this book for circulation in the children's library where I work as an intern. I found it very touching, a first-hand account from a Native American who explains his feelings in a kind, appealing voice for a child. I am purchasing a copy for myself.
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