Native American Culture
Iowa has a long and fascinating Native American history. Project Learning Tree’s activity “Native Ways” is a great way to explore the culture of Native Americans that live(d) in present day Iowa. Research the history of Native Americans in your county.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Bruchac, J. 1997. Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Bruchac, J. 1998. Earth under Sky Bear's Feet: Native American Poems of the Land. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Carlson, L. 1994. More Than Moccasins: A Kid's Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life. Chicago Review Press.
Hamanaka, S. 1999. All the Colors of the Earth. HarperCollins Publishers.
Jeffers, S.J. 1991. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle. Dial.
Macgill-Callahan, S. 1996. And Still the Turtle Watched. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Morris, A. 2002. Grandma Maxine Remembers: A Native American Family Story. Lerner Publishing Group.
Orie, S. 1996. Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name? Walker & Company.
Grades 3-5
Adler, N. 1996. Dial Book of Animal Tales from around the World. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated.
Bruchac, J. 2000. Pushing Up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children. Penguin Group.
Caduto, M.J. 1997. Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children. Fulcrum Publishing.
Gates, F. 1994. Owl Eyes. HarperCollins Publishers.
Goble, P. 2005. All Our Relatives: Traditional Native American Thoughts About Nature. World Wisdom Books.
Levitt, P.M. 1989. Stolen Appaloosa and Other Indian Stories. Bookmakers Guild, Incorporated.
Lopez, B.H. 1998. Crow and Weasel. North Point Press.
Mayo, G.W. 1989. Earthmaker's Tales: North American Indian Stories about Earth Happenings. Walker & Company.
Miller, J. 1996. American Indian Festivals. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Ortiz, S.J. 1988. People Shall Continue. Children's Book Press.
Williamson, R.A. and J.G. Monroe. 2007. They Dance in the Sky: Native American Star Myths. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Grades 6-8
Bruchac, J. 2003. Our Stories Remember: American Indian History, Culture, and Values through Storytelling. Fulcrum Publishing.
Gleason, K. 1996. Native American Literature. Chelsea House Publishers.
Harvey, K.D. and L.D. Harjo. 2006. Indian Country: A History of Native People in America. Fulcrum Publishing.
Hirschfelder, A.B. 1993. Rising Voices: Writings of Young Native Americans. Random House Publishing Group.
Kavin, K. 2006. Tools of Native Americans: A Kid's Guide to the History and Culture of the First Americans. Nomad Press VT.
Keoke, E.D. 2005. American Indian Contributions to the World: Food, Farming and Hunting. Facts on File.
Legay, G. 2007. Dictionary of North American Indians and Other Indigenous Peoples. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated.
Marsh, C. 1996. Iowa Indian!: A Kid's Look at Our State's Chiefs, Tribes, Reservations, Powwows, Lore and More From the Past and the Present. Gallopade International.
Murdoch, D. 2005. North American Indian. DK Publishing, Inc.
Nies, J. 1996. Native American History: A Chronology of the Vast Achievements of a Culture and Their Links. Random House Publishing Group.
Waldman, C. 2006. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Facts on File, Incorporated.
Grades 9-12
Austin, M. 2004. Trail Book. University of Nevada Press.
Waldman, C. 1985. Atlas of the North American Indian. Facts on File, Incorporated.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Forest Habitats
A fun way to have students gain empathy for wildlife is to use Project Learning Tree’s activity, The Forest of S.T. Shrew. Use this story before taking a hike around the school or natural area. Have students look for the microhabitats discussed in the story. Compare and contrast their findings with what Jackie found. Have students draw pictures of their findings.
Book list
Grades PreK-2
Bishop, N. 2004. Forest Explorer: A Life-Sized Field Guide. Scholastic, Inc.
Canizares, S. 1997. Who Lives in a Tree?Scholastic, Inc.
Cotten, C. 2002. At the Edge of the Woods: A Counting Book. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Davis, W.A. 1996. Douglas Fir. Scholastic Library Publishing.
DePalma, M.N. 2005. A Grand Old Tree. Scholastic, Inc.
DK Publishing. 2004. Forest. DK Publishing, Inc.
Fleming, D. 1996. Where Once There Was a Wood. Henry Holt and Co.
Fonte, I. 2007. Animals of the Forest. Barnes & Noble Books.
Fowler, A. 1999. Our Living Forests. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Gackenbach, D. 1996. Mighty Tree. Harcourt Children's Books.
George, L.B. 1998. In the Woods: Who's Been Here? HarperCollins Publishers.
Greene, C. 1991. Caring for Our Forests. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Gove, D. 1999. My Mother Talks to Trees. Peachtree Publishers.
Hankin, R. 1995. Up the Tall Tree. Steck-Vaughn.
Hirschi, R. 1987. Who lives in the forest? Dodd, Mead.
Humphrey, P. 1995. In the Deep, Dark Forest. Steck-Vaughn.
Hunter, A. 1999. What's Under the Log? Houghton Mifflin Company.
Jeunesse, G. 2003. In The Forest. Scholastic, Inc.
Krupinski, L. 1997. Into the Woods: A Woodland Scrapbook. HarperCollins Children's Books.
Lies, B. 2004. Spy Hops and Belly Flops: Curious Behaviors of Woodland Animals. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Lindeen, C.K. 2003. Life in a Forest. Capstone Press.
McGehee, C. 2006. A Woodland Counting Book. University of Iowa Press.
Miller, D.S. 2003. Are Trees Alive? Walker & Company.
Nail, J.D. 1994. Whose Tracks Are These?: A Clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals. Rinehart P.
Olson, A.W. 1998. Counting on the Woods. DK CHILDREN.
Pascoe, E. 2003. The Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree. Rosen Publishing Group.
Pfeffer, W. 1997. A Log's Life. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Pyers, G. 2004. Forest Explorer. Raintree Publishers.
Reed-Jones, C. 1995. Tree in the Ancient Forest. Dawn Publications.
Rutten, J. 1998. Forests. Child's World, Incorporated.
Ryder, J. 1988. Snail's Spell. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Salas, L.P. 2007. Temperate Deciduous Forests: Lands of Falling Leaves. Coughlan Publishing.
Seifert, P. 1995. Exploring Tree Habitats. Mondo Publishing.
Silver, D.M. 1997. One Small Square: Woods. McGraw-Hill Companies.
Stone, L.M. 2004. Forests. Rourke Publishing, LLC.
Vitosh, M.A. and A.L. Vitosh. 2000. Forest Where Ashley Lives. Iowa State University Extension.
Whitehouse, P. 2003. Hiding in a Forest. Heinemann Library.
Worth, B. 2006. I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All about Trees. Random House Publishing Group.
Ziefert, H. 2004. My Friend Grandpa. Blue Apple Books.
Zoehfeld, K.W. 1994. Fawn at Woodland Way. Soundprints.
Grades 3-5
Art, H.W. 2003. Woods Walk: Peepers, Porcupines & Exploding Puffballs! What You'll See, Hear & Smell When Exploring the Woods. Storey Kids.
Baraclough, S. 2005. Bugs: The World's Most Terrifying Insects. Backpack Books.
Brenner, B. 2004. One Small Place in a Tree. Morrow/Avon.
Burns, D.L. 1998. Trees, Leaves and Bark. T&N Children's Publishing.
Canizares, S. 1997. Look at This Tree. Scholastic, Inc.
Cole, H. 1998. I Took a Walk. Greenwillow Books.
Cole, M.S. 2003. Forest. Gale Group.
Evert, L., A.D. Fredericks and K. Feeney. 2000. Forest Animals. T&N Children's Publishing.
Ganeri, A. 2003. Forests. World Almanac Books.
George, J. 1995. One Day in the Woods. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Green, J. 1999. A Dead Log. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Hooper, R. 2001. Woodlands. T&N Children's Publishing.
Johansson, P. 2004. Temperate Forest: A Web of Life. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Kubesh, K. 2007. Forest Habitats. Hands of a Child.
Landau, E. 1997. Temperate Forest Mammals. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Marvis, B. 1995. Plants of the Forest. Chelsea House Publishers.
Morris, N. 1998. Forests. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Nadeau, I. 2001. Food Chains in a Forest Habitat. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Owens, C. 1998. Deforestation. Child's World, Incorporated.
Paul, T. 1997. In Woods and Forests. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Penny, M. 2003. Life in a Rotten Log. Raintree.
Roy, J.R. 2005. Addition in the Forest. Benchmark Books.
Sackett, H.K. 2003. Animal Faces in the Forest. School Specialty Children's Publishing.
Shetterly, S.H. 2003. Shelterwood. Tilbury House Publishers.
Staub, F.J. 1998. America's Forests. Lerner Publishing Group.
Grades 6-8
Cherry, L. 2000. The Great Kapok Tree. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Lawlor, E.P. 1993. Discover Nature Close to Home: Things to Know and Things to Do. Stackpole Books.
Martin, P.A. 2000. Woods and Forests. Scholastic Library Publishing.
MacMillan, D.M. 2003. Life in a Deciduous Forest. Lerner Publishing Group.
Parker, J. 2002. Disappearing Forests. Weigl Publishers.
Rapp, V. 2003. Life in an Old Growth Forest. Lerner Publishing Group.
Runkel, S. and A.F. Bull. 1987. Wildflowers of the Iowa Woodlands. Ames: Iowa State University Press.
Swinburne, S. 2002. The Woods Scientist. Houghton Mifflin.
Grades 9-12
Heinrich, B. 1998. The Trees in My Forest. HarperCollins Publishers.
A fun way to have students gain empathy for wildlife is to use Project Learning Tree’s activity, The Forest of S.T. Shrew. Use this story before taking a hike around the school or natural area. Have students look for the microhabitats discussed in the story. Compare and contrast their findings with what Jackie found. Have students draw pictures of their findings.
Book list
Grades PreK-2
Bishop, N. 2004. Forest Explorer: A Life-Sized Field Guide. Scholastic, Inc.
Canizares, S. 1997. Who Lives in a Tree?Scholastic, Inc.
Cotten, C. 2002. At the Edge of the Woods: A Counting Book. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Davis, W.A. 1996. Douglas Fir. Scholastic Library Publishing.
DePalma, M.N. 2005. A Grand Old Tree. Scholastic, Inc.
DK Publishing. 2004. Forest. DK Publishing, Inc.
Fleming, D. 1996. Where Once There Was a Wood. Henry Holt and Co.
Fonte, I. 2007. Animals of the Forest. Barnes & Noble Books.
Fowler, A. 1999. Our Living Forests. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Gackenbach, D. 1996. Mighty Tree. Harcourt Children's Books.
George, L.B. 1998. In the Woods: Who's Been Here? HarperCollins Publishers.
Greene, C. 1991. Caring for Our Forests. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Gove, D. 1999. My Mother Talks to Trees. Peachtree Publishers.
Hankin, R. 1995. Up the Tall Tree. Steck-Vaughn.
Hirschi, R. 1987. Who lives in the forest? Dodd, Mead.
Humphrey, P. 1995. In the Deep, Dark Forest. Steck-Vaughn.
Hunter, A. 1999. What's Under the Log? Houghton Mifflin Company.
Jeunesse, G. 2003. In The Forest. Scholastic, Inc.
Krupinski, L. 1997. Into the Woods: A Woodland Scrapbook. HarperCollins Children's Books.
Lies, B. 2004. Spy Hops and Belly Flops: Curious Behaviors of Woodland Animals. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Lindeen, C.K. 2003. Life in a Forest. Capstone Press.
McGehee, C. 2006. A Woodland Counting Book. University of Iowa Press.
Miller, D.S. 2003. Are Trees Alive? Walker & Company.
Nail, J.D. 1994. Whose Tracks Are These?: A Clue Book of Familiar Forest Animals. Rinehart P.
Olson, A.W. 1998. Counting on the Woods. DK CHILDREN.
Pascoe, E. 2003. The Ecosystem of a Fallen Tree. Rosen Publishing Group.
Pfeffer, W. 1997. A Log's Life. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Pyers, G. 2004. Forest Explorer. Raintree Publishers.
Reed-Jones, C. 1995. Tree in the Ancient Forest. Dawn Publications.
Rutten, J. 1998. Forests. Child's World, Incorporated.
Ryder, J. 1988. Snail's Spell. Penguin Young Readers Group.
Salas, L.P. 2007. Temperate Deciduous Forests: Lands of Falling Leaves. Coughlan Publishing.
Seifert, P. 1995. Exploring Tree Habitats. Mondo Publishing.
Silver, D.M. 1997. One Small Square: Woods. McGraw-Hill Companies.
Stone, L.M. 2004. Forests. Rourke Publishing, LLC.
Vitosh, M.A. and A.L. Vitosh. 2000. Forest Where Ashley Lives. Iowa State University Extension.
Whitehouse, P. 2003. Hiding in a Forest. Heinemann Library.
Worth, B. 2006. I Can Name 50 Trees Today!: All about Trees. Random House Publishing Group.
Ziefert, H. 2004. My Friend Grandpa. Blue Apple Books.
Zoehfeld, K.W. 1994. Fawn at Woodland Way. Soundprints.
Grades 3-5
Art, H.W. 2003. Woods Walk: Peepers, Porcupines & Exploding Puffballs! What You'll See, Hear & Smell When Exploring the Woods. Storey Kids.
Baraclough, S. 2005. Bugs: The World's Most Terrifying Insects. Backpack Books.
Brenner, B. 2004. One Small Place in a Tree. Morrow/Avon.
Burns, D.L. 1998. Trees, Leaves and Bark. T&N Children's Publishing.
Canizares, S. 1997. Look at This Tree. Scholastic, Inc.
Cole, H. 1998. I Took a Walk. Greenwillow Books.
Cole, M.S. 2003. Forest. Gale Group.
Evert, L., A.D. Fredericks and K. Feeney. 2000. Forest Animals. T&N Children's Publishing.
Ganeri, A. 2003. Forests. World Almanac Books.
George, J. 1995. One Day in the Woods. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Green, J. 1999. A Dead Log. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Hooper, R. 2001. Woodlands. T&N Children's Publishing.
Johansson, P. 2004. Temperate Forest: A Web of Life. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Kubesh, K. 2007. Forest Habitats. Hands of a Child.
Landau, E. 1997. Temperate Forest Mammals. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Marvis, B. 1995. Plants of the Forest. Chelsea House Publishers.
Morris, N. 1998. Forests. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Nadeau, I. 2001. Food Chains in a Forest Habitat. Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated.
Owens, C. 1998. Deforestation. Child's World, Incorporated.
Paul, T. 1997. In Woods and Forests. Crabtree Publishing Company.
Penny, M. 2003. Life in a Rotten Log. Raintree.
Roy, J.R. 2005. Addition in the Forest. Benchmark Books.
Sackett, H.K. 2003. Animal Faces in the Forest. School Specialty Children's Publishing.
Shetterly, S.H. 2003. Shelterwood. Tilbury House Publishers.
Staub, F.J. 1998. America's Forests. Lerner Publishing Group.
Grades 6-8
Cherry, L. 2000. The Great Kapok Tree. Sagebrush Education Resources.
Lawlor, E.P. 1993. Discover Nature Close to Home: Things to Know and Things to Do. Stackpole Books.
Martin, P.A. 2000. Woods and Forests. Scholastic Library Publishing.
MacMillan, D.M. 2003. Life in a Deciduous Forest. Lerner Publishing Group.
Parker, J. 2002. Disappearing Forests. Weigl Publishers.
Rapp, V. 2003. Life in an Old Growth Forest. Lerner Publishing Group.
Runkel, S. and A.F. Bull. 1987. Wildflowers of the Iowa Woodlands. Ames: Iowa State University Press.
Swinburne, S. 2002. The Woods Scientist. Houghton Mifflin.
Grades 9-12
Heinrich, B. 1998. The Trees in My Forest. HarperCollins Publishers.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Public Land Management
Public lands were created for everyone to use. Since people have many different beliefs, opinions, and lifestyles, public area managers work to meet a middle ground in satisfying as many people as possible. Use Project Learning Tree’s activity, 400-Acre Wood, to explore the role of managers of a 400-acre piece of public forest. Contact a local public area near you and ask for a copy of its management plan. If possible, attend a meeting of the Natural Resource Commission or your County Conservation Board when they discuss management plans for public areas.
Book list
Pre-K – Grade 2
Bauer, D. 2003. People Change the Land. Coughlan Publishing.
Wheeler, J.C. 1993. Branch out: A Book about Land. ABDO Publishing Company.
Grades 3-5
Bockenhauer, M.H., J. Carter, and S.F. Cunha. 2004. National Geographic Our Fifty States. National Geographic Society.
Dalgleish, S. 2002. Managing the Land. Chelsea House Publishers.
Deboo, A. 2006. Mapping the Land and Environment. Heinemann.
James, B. 1993. Use of Land. Cengage Learning.
Petersen, C. 2004. Land Preservation. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Snodgrass, M.E. 1991. Environmental Awareness: Land Pollution. Bancroft-Sage Publishing, Incorporated.
Grades 6-8
Casper, J.K. 2007. Agriculture: The Food We Grow and Animals We Raise. Chelsea House Publishers.
Dolan, E.F. 1992. American Wilderness and Its Future: Conservation Versus Use. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Kallen, S. 2005. Managing America's Forests. Greenhaven Press.
Leopold, A. 1989. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press.
Miles, B. 1991. Save the Earth: An Action Handbook for Kids. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Rybolt, T.R. 1993. Environmental Experiments about Land. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Skurzynski, G. 1981. Safeguarding the Land. Harcourt.
Whitman, S. 1994. This Land Is Your Land: The American Conservation Movement. Lerner Publishing Group.
Willis, T. 1992. Land Use and Abuse. Scholastic.
Grades 9-12
Camp, W.G. 2000. Managing Our Natural Resources. Thomson Delmar Learning.
Prior, J.C. and L.A. Stone. 2000. Iowa - Portrait of the Land. Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey.
Schwartz, M. 1993. Environment and the Law. Chelsea House Publishers.
Public lands were created for everyone to use. Since people have many different beliefs, opinions, and lifestyles, public area managers work to meet a middle ground in satisfying as many people as possible. Use Project Learning Tree’s activity, 400-Acre Wood, to explore the role of managers of a 400-acre piece of public forest. Contact a local public area near you and ask for a copy of its management plan. If possible, attend a meeting of the Natural Resource Commission or your County Conservation Board when they discuss management plans for public areas.
Book list
Pre-K – Grade 2
Bauer, D. 2003. People Change the Land. Coughlan Publishing.
Wheeler, J.C. 1993. Branch out: A Book about Land. ABDO Publishing Company.
Grades 3-5
Bockenhauer, M.H., J. Carter, and S.F. Cunha. 2004. National Geographic Our Fifty States. National Geographic Society.
Dalgleish, S. 2002. Managing the Land. Chelsea House Publishers.
Deboo, A. 2006. Mapping the Land and Environment. Heinemann.
James, B. 1993. Use of Land. Cengage Learning.
Petersen, C. 2004. Land Preservation. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Snodgrass, M.E. 1991. Environmental Awareness: Land Pollution. Bancroft-Sage Publishing, Incorporated.
Grades 6-8
Casper, J.K. 2007. Agriculture: The Food We Grow and Animals We Raise. Chelsea House Publishers.
Dolan, E.F. 1992. American Wilderness and Its Future: Conservation Versus Use. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Kallen, S. 2005. Managing America's Forests. Greenhaven Press.
Leopold, A. 1989. A Sand County Almanac. Oxford University Press.
Miles, B. 1991. Save the Earth: An Action Handbook for Kids. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Rybolt, T.R. 1993. Environmental Experiments about Land. Enslow Publishers, Incorporated.
Skurzynski, G. 1981. Safeguarding the Land. Harcourt.
Whitman, S. 1994. This Land Is Your Land: The American Conservation Movement. Lerner Publishing Group.
Willis, T. 1992. Land Use and Abuse. Scholastic.
Grades 9-12
Camp, W.G. 2000. Managing Our Natural Resources. Thomson Delmar Learning.
Prior, J.C. and L.A. Stone. 2000. Iowa - Portrait of the Land. Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey.
Schwartz, M. 1993. Environment and the Law. Chelsea House Publishers.
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