Title: Morning Girl
Author: Michael Dorris
Genre: Historical Fiction
Awards: Scott O'Dell Award (1993), Booklist Editors' Choice, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1994)
Ages: 3rd grade and up
Summary:
This story follows the life of a young native american girl called, 'morning girl', and her brother, 'star boy'. This book discusses their daily life along with their culture as native americans. The good times and the bad times are depicted within this small chapter book until it is revealed at the end that this is all leading up to the invasion by Christopher Columbus by a journal entry at the end.
Illustrations:
Genre: Historical Fiction
Awards: Scott O'Dell Award (1993), Booklist Editors' Choice, Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (1994)
Ages: 3rd grade and up
Summary:
This story follows the life of a young native american girl called, 'morning girl', and her brother, 'star boy'. This book discusses their daily life along with their culture as native americans. The good times and the bad times are depicted within this small chapter book until it is revealed at the end that this is all leading up to the invasion by Christopher Columbus by a journal entry at the end.
Illustrations:
This book does not have illustrations. It is a chapter book. However, the cover depicts a young native american girl swimming and we are lead to believe that is 'morning girl'. The painting of her portrays her as young, pretty, and happy.
In the classroom:
This book is perfect for students to read. It is a short and easy to read chapter book. This is about Native American culture and describes their lives in great detail. This would be a great addition to a classroom and resource for learning.
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