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Chief Joseph: Leader of the Nez Perce: A 15-Minute Book
by Calista Plummer
Series: 15-Minute Books · 15-Minute Biographies.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 2,260.
Language:
English.
Published: December 15, 2013 by
LearningIsland.com.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Children's Books » Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Nonfiction » Children's Books » People & Places / United States / African American
Chief Joseph was the name given to the leader of the Nez Perce by the white men who couldn't pronounce Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekht (Thunder Rolling in the Mountains).
Inheriting the leadership of the Wallowa Band from his father Tuekakas in 1871, Joseph led his people in the Nez Perce war of 1877, the first and only war between the Nez Perce and the whites. Find out more in this 15-minute book.
I Am Cornflower: The Story of a White Mountain Apache Girl
by Cornflower
Series: 15-Minute Books · 15-Minute Biographies.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 1,880.
Language:
English.
Published: December 5, 2012 by
LearningIsland.com.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Children's Books » Biography, Nonfiction » Children's Books » People & Places / United States / African American
My white name is Kathy, but my Indian name is Cornflower. I was born in the time when the flowers blossom in the stalks of corn around our village. The cornflower blossom was the first thing my father saw after I had been brought into the world of men. That is why I have the name Cornflower.
Read the story of this White Mountain Apache Girl and what her life is like on the reservation.
States & Capitals: A Discovery Kids Book
by Andrea Arnold
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 30.
Language:
English.
Published: April 4, 2012 by
Avalon Publishers.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Children's Books » People & Places / United States / African American, Nonfiction » Education and Study Guides » Study guides -- General
Perfect for learning the United States and capitals, this book contains a full-color, flashcard-style page for each state. Each page shows the state's two-letter abbreviation, the state's name, a picture of the state, and the state's capital.
The book begins with a page showing all 50 states with their two-letter abbreviation as a hint to help your child name them.