native americans

Tells the life story of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro and describes the Incan Empire, Pizarro's conquest of it, and Peru's long struggle for independence.

Introduces the wild mustang and discusses its importance in the history of Native Americans and of the United States.

Introduces the American bison and discusses its importance in the history of Native Americans and of the United States.

Describes the dwellings of the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest, including the rectangular buildings of stone and clay called pueblos, underground community rooms known as kivas, and cliff dwellings.

Provides instructions for making models of things used by indigenous peoples of North America throughout the development of their civilizations.

Introduces Native American art and culture by examining a Kwakiutl whale mask, a Zuni water jar, and a Pomo basket at the Brooklyn Museum.

Fourteen-year-old Jess relates her sea voyage with other English families to Roanoke Island in 1587, their attempt to make a permanent settlement, and Jess's contact with the Croatoan Indians.

On January's coldest day of the year in a small community in the Northwest Territories, a stranger to horses searches among family and friends for answers to an important question.

This book tells the history of the Native American peoples, from around 30,000 B.C. when humans crossed the Bering Strait to North America to the twenty-first century.