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Lessons from Turtle
Island: Native
Curriculum in Early
Childhood
Classrooms Book
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Using an accessible, nonjudgmental tone, the authors examine the depiction of Native American
peoples in early childhood and primary programs and books. In five chapters, they concentrate on
providing suggestions for appropriate literature, materials, and strategies for including
contemporary Native cultures in the curriculum. Suggestions underscore the differences and
similarities in people. For example, the unit on dance suggests teaming Cynthia Leitich Smith's
Jingle Dancer with Karen Ackerman's Song and Dance Man or Kate Waters's Lion Dancer. The
book also encourages adults to learn more about cultures so that they can understand the
significance of traditions and artifacts before incorporating them into art projects. (It is very easy to
introduce activities that mock the very traditions that well-meaning individuals attempt to honor.)
Black-and-white photographs and line drawings help clarify the concepts and tasks. There is a
short section on 'problem' books like Susan Jeffers's Brother Eagle, Sister Sky. Team this
valuable, informative resource with Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale's extensive (but somewhat
dated) Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children (Univ. of California,
1998) and Karen Harvey and Lisa Harjo's excellent How to Teach about American Indians: A
Guide for the School Library Media Specialist (Greenwood, 1995).Dona J. Helmer, College Gate
School Library, Anchorage, AKCopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. Read more
''Lessons from Turtle Island' is the book I've been waiting for in my work with young children. It
provides a framework for understanding the complex issues surrounding the inclusion of Native
American cultures and peoples in early childhood programs. The authors offer clear guidelines and
specific resources to help teachers incorporate Native American perspectives and experiences
into the daily life of the classroom in ways which both acknowledge similarities and affirm
differences among people. I'm eager to share this book with other teachers!' --Ann Pelo,
classroom teacher at Hilltop Children's Center in Seattle, and coauthor of 'That's Not Fair: A
Teacher's Guide to Activism with Young Children' Read more See all Editorial Reviews