Product Description

Before the white men came to America, woodlands stretched from the Atlantic to the Mississippi, from Canada south to what is now Virginia. In the clearings of this deep forest, and on the shores of lakes and rivers, the native people built their villages. The forest provided them with food and supplied the materials from which they constructed their houses. In this generously illustrated book, Charlotte and David Yue chronicle the daily lives of the woodland people.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #889133 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-24
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 112 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 4-9-A marvelous addition to any collection. The Yues' focus is on the structures of several tribes of the eastern woodlands. However, in addressing these topics, the authors also cover many other aspects of Native life: communities and tribal divisions; daily, seasonal, and yearly life; and religious practices. Readers will be drawn in to this accessible, well-researched text as it imparts fascinating tidbits and a respect for these people and their lives. Simple, yet detailed black-and-white illustrations in pen and ink and watercolor and well-labeled diagrams add richly to the text. The wide-ranging bibliography notes titles appropriate for younger readers. A clearly written, well-organized title.
Cris Riedel, Ellis B. Hyde Elementary School, Dansville, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Parents' Choice®
Before the arrival of Europeans, the people who lived in the woodlands of North America had come to a unique way of living in harmony with their environment. Most of the time, these Woodland Indians lived and worked outside. Their communal shelters became known as the wigwam and the longhouse. This easy-to-understand, interesting work of non-fiction, liberally illustrated, describes the daily lives of people in a culture now lost. The tone of the prose chillingly conveys the decimation of these Native Americans. A 2000 Parents' Choice® Recommended winner.

Reviewed by Kemie Nix, Parents' Choice® 2000

Review
Kirkus Reviews with Pointers : "A fine addition to an invaluable body of work by a proven team, and an essential purchase for school and public libraries." -Kirkus, starred review

Horn Book, Starred : "The Yues write clearly, and often lyrically, of the early Native people of these Eastern Woodlands." -Horn Book, starred review