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Sepehri, Sandy. Rourke's Native American History & Culture Encyclopedia.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

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| August 01, 2009 | Bryant, Madeline J. | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

SEPEHRI, Sandy. Rourke's Native American History & Culture Encyclopedia. 10 vols. illus. maps. photos. reprods. chron. glossary. index. CIP. Rourke. 2008. PLB $471.36. ISBN 978-1-60472-421-9. LC 2008034816.

Gr 3-6--In this colorful, easy-to-use overview, one to seven topics as broad as "Musical instruments" and "California Indians" and as specific as "Jingle dress" and "Raven" are described per spread. Major subjects such as "Algonquian" are allotted about a page and a half each. Biographies of important figures both historical (Chief Seattle, Cherokee leader Nancy Ward) and modern (author Sherman Alexie, nuclear physicist Fred Begay) are included; …

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