Bruchac, Joseph

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Hoop snakes, hide behinds, and side-hill winders

tall tales from the Adirondacks
1991
A collection of tall tales having to do with the Adirondack mountains of New York State.

Songs from this Earth on turtle's back

contemporary American Indian poetry
1983
Contains poems by fifty-two contributors from thirty-five different native American nations.

Skeleton man

After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care of a strange "great-uncle, " Molly must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk for her safety and maybe even for her life.

Native plant stories

1995
A collection of tales from eighteen Native American tribes illustrating the importance of plants to Native American traditions.

The Earth under Sky Bear's feet

Native American poems of the land
1998
A collection of tales and poems about the Big Dipper and other aspects of nature from various North American Indian cultures.

Fox song

1997
After the death of her Indian great-grandmother, Jamie remembers the many special things the old woman shared with her about the natural world.

Stone giants & flying heads

adventure stories of the Iroquois
1979

Eagle song

1999
After moving from a Mohawk reservation to Brooklyn, New York, eight-year-old Danny Bigtree encounters stereotypes about his Native American heritage.

Sacajawea

the story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
2001
A historical novel in which Sacajawea, a Shoshoni Indian interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, and William Clark alternate in describing their experiences on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest.

Tell me a tale

a book about storytelling
1997
Storyteller Joseph Bruchac incorporates many of his favorite tales in this discussion of the four basic components of storytelling: listening, observing, remembering, and sharing.

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