A Story to Tell: Traditions of a Tlingit Community

by Richard Nichols

Other authorsD. Bambi Kraus (Illustrator)
Paperback, 1998

LCC

Juv E99 T6 N53 1998

Collection

Juvenile

Description

An eleven-year-old Tlingit girl travels to Kake, Alaska, where she learns about her family's heritage from stories her grandmother tells.

Publication

Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, c1998

Tags

Tlingit Indians--Juvenile literature, Indians of North America--Alaska, Series: We are still here, Reading age: 8-12, Grades 3-6

Notes

An eleven-year-old Tlingit girl travels to Kake, Alaska, where she learns about her family's heritage from stories her grandmother tells.

Includes bibliographical references.

Series

We Are Still Here: Native Americans Today

Awards

NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (12th Edition: 1996-1998)
NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (1999)

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