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Title: Jingle Dancer

Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith


Illustrator: Cornelius Van Wright and
Ying-Hwa Hu
ISBN: 31389012560867
Copyright: 2000
Summary: Jenna, a girl of Muscogee and
Ojibway decent, dreams of dancing the
jingle dance in the next powwow. By
watching several videos of her
grandmother, Jenna learns the dance only
to realize that she does not have the
traditional jingles for her dress. With the approval of her grandmother,
Jenna visits neighbors and relatives to ask each to lend her a jingle from
their dress. Grandma and Jenna sew the jingles on her dress, and Jenna is
able to perform in the traditional powwow.
Question

Yes N
o

Does the story positively represent


HUGS?

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latino/a

Native American/American
Indian

Asian American/Pacific Islander

LGBTQIAA

Women

Elderly

Characters with visible


disabilities, etc.

Is there a clear effort made to avoid


tokenism?

tokenism- all characters look the


same with only slight variations.

ex: women have bows and men


have a tie

N/
A

Comment
s

Is the author qualified to write on the


topic?

have they done research on the


topic?

do they identify as the


race/ethnicity represented in the book?

Does the book use


multilingual/bilingual text?

Was the book published within the last


8 years?

Is this book void of racial stereotypes?

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latino/a

Native American/American
Indian

Asian American/Pacific Islander

LGBTQIAA

Is this book void of gender


stereotypes?

Females in more than caretaker


roles, males in more than tough roles

Are females as well as males


depicted in leadership roles?

Does this book use inclusive language? X

Are various family units depicted?

1
0

Is the setting credible?

1
1

Are races represented across all


settings?

Ex: Native American/American


Indians outside of Thanksgiving

Does this book encourage a positive

self-image for children?

1
3

Is this book void of class stereotypes?

1
4

Is this book void of sexual orientation


stereotypes?

1
5

Is this book void of religion


stereotypes?

1
6

Are cultural settings realistically


represented?

Comments: This book does an excellent job of explaining traditions to


students, while also portraying the importance of each tradition. Our
author teaches about hard work and dedication and is a good source for
teaching about the Native American/American Indian culture. I would use
this book in my classroom.

Title: How Raven Stole the Sun


Author: Maria Williams
Illustrator: Felix Vigil
ISBN: 0-7892-0162-8
Copyright: 2001
Summary: This story is a
traditional one of the Tlinglit tribe
that is brought to life with
illustrations that display the
traditional lifestyle. The Raven,
often an important character, is
pure white who wanted nothing
more than light from a guarded
box. By disguising himself as the Chiefs grandson, the Raven tricks him
into opening the boxes- exposing the moonlight. Eventually the Chief
catches him, sending him to stay in a small room as punishment. The
Raven manages to escape through a small smoke hold- explaining why
Ravens are black as smoke instead of white like they once were.
Question

Yes N
o

Does the story positively represent


HUGS?

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latino/a

Native American/American
Indian

Asian American/Pacific
Islander

LGBTQIAA

Women

Elderly

Characters with visible


disabilities, etc.

Is there a clear effort made to avoid


tokenism?

tokenism- all characters look

N/
A

Comments

the same with only slight variations.

ex: women have bows and


men have a tie
3

Is the author qualified to write on


the topic?

have they done research on


the topic?

do they identify as the


race/ethnicity represented in the
book?

Does the book use


multilingual/bilingual text?

Was the book published within the


last 8 years?

Is this book void of racial


stereotypes?

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latino/a

Native American/American
Indian

Asian American/Pacific
Islander

LGBTQIAA

Characters
are animals.

Is this book void of gender


stereotypes?

Females in more than


caretaker roles, males in more than
tough roles

Are females as well as males


depicted in leadership roles?

Characters
are animals

Does this book use inclusive


language?

Are various family units depicted?

X
X

1
0

Is the setting credible?

1
1

Are races represented across all


settings?

Ex: Native
American/American Indians outside
of Thanksgiving

1
2

Does this book encourage a positive


self-image for children?

1
3

Is this book void of class


stereotypes?

1
4

Is this book void of sexual


orientation stereotypes?

1
5

Is this book void of religion


stereotypes?

1
6

Are cultural settings realistically


represented?

Comments: This book could be instrumental in teaching students the


stories and folk tales that each tribe holds dear are different. It does an
excellent job at describing different Native American cultures, and also
the reasoning behind the ravens color. I would use this book in my
classroom.

Title: Buffalo Woman


Author: Paul Goble
Illustrator: Paul Goble
ISBN: 0-6897-1109-3
Copyright: 1987
Summary: The story of a young hunter
who marries a woman from the Buffalo
Nation. His relatives do not approve, so
they send her away. Because her husband
loves her so much, he follows and
undergoes the Buffalo Chiefs tests to
become part of their tribe so he can be
with the one he loves. His commitment to the Buffalo woman, the two
peoples relationship is strengthened.
Question

Yes N
o

Does the story positively represent


HUGS?

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latino/a

Native American/American
Indian

Asian American/Pacific Islander

LGBTQIAA

Women

Elderly

Characters with visible


disabilities, etc.

Is there a clear effort made to avoid


tokenism?

tokenism- all characters look the


same with only slight variations.

ex: women have bows and men


have a tie

Is the author qualified to write on the


topic?

N/
A

Comment
s


have they done research on the
topic?

do they identify as the


race/ethnicity represented in the book?
4

Does the book use


multilingual/bilingual text?

Was the book published within the last


8 years?

Is this book void of racial stereotypes?

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latino/a

Native American/American
Indian

Asian American/Pacific Islander

LGBTQIAA

Is this book void of gender


stereotypes?

Females in more than caretaker


roles, males in more than tough roles

Are females as well as males


depicted in leadership roles?

Does this book use inclusive language? X

Are various family units depicted?

1
0

Is the setting credible?

1
1

Are races represented across all


settings?

Ex: Native American/American


Indians outside of Thanksgiving

1
2

Does this book encourage a positive


self-image for children?

X
X

1
3

Is this book void of class stereotypes?

1
4

Is this book void of sexual orientation


stereotypes?

1
5

Is this book void of religion


stereotypes?

1
6

Are cultural settings realistically


represented?

Comments: This Native American tale is full of gender and race


stereotypes and has no problem sharing all of the problems in the Native
American community. Pictures are also full of tokenism, as each character
looks the exact same. I would not use this book in my classroom.

Title: All Colors of the Earth


Author: Sheila Hamanaka
Illustrator: Sheila Hamanaka
ISBN: 978-0688-17062-2
Copyright: 1999
Summary: This simple book portrays each culture
in how they relate to the earth. People of each
culture are no less important than anyone else and
all play a valuable part in the world. This book
provides beautiful descriptions of all the colors of
the earth and the people on it.
Question

Yes N
o

Does the story positively represent


HUGS?

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latino/a

Native American/American
Indian

Asian American/Pacific Islander

LGBTQIAA

Women

Elderly

Characters with visible


disabilities, etc.

Is there a clear effort made to avoid


tokenism?

tokenism- all characters look the


same with only slight variations.

ex: women have bows and men


have a tie

Is the author qualified to write on the


topic?

have they done research on the


topic?

do they identify as the

N/
A

Comment
s

race/ethnicity represented in the book?


4

Does the book use


multilingual/bilingual text?

Was the book published within the last


8 years?

Is this book void of racial stereotypes?

Black/African American

Hispanic/Latino/a

Native American/American
Indian

Asian American/Pacific Islander

LGBTQIAA

Is this book void of gender


X
stereotypes?

Females in more than caretaker


roles, males in more than tough roles

Are females as well as males


depicted in leadership roles?

Does this book use inclusive language? X

Are various family units depicted?

1
0

Is the setting credible?

1
1

Are races represented across all


settings?

Ex: Native American/American


Indians outside of Thanksgiving

1
2

Does this book encourage a positive


self-image for children?

1
3

Is this book void of class stereotypes?

1
4

Is this book void of sexual orientation


stereotypes?

1
5

Is this book void of religion


stereotypes?

1
6

Are cultural settings realistically


represented?

Comments: This is a great story to teach children about the world around
them and the people in it. People are created to resemble the colors of the
earth- therefore everybody will not look the same because the earth is
made up of different tones, colors, shapes, etc. This book does an
excellent job of displaying that we are all part of the earth and love the
earth just like we should love one another. I would definitely read this
book in my class.

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