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When the Shadbush Blooms
by
Carla Messinger,
Susan Katz (Goodreads Author), David Kanietakeron Fadden
My grandparents’ grandparents walked beside the same stream where I walk with my brother, and we can see what they saw.
Today when a Lenape Indian girl ventures to the stream to fish for shad, she knows that another girl did the same generations before. Through the cycle of the seasons, what is important has remained: being with family, knowing when berries are ripe for pic...more
Today when a Lenape Indian girl ventures to the stream to fish for shad, she knows that another girl did the same generations before. Through the cycle of the seasons, what is important has remained: being with family, knowing when berries are ripe for pic...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
September 1st 2007
by Tricycle Press
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Aug 05, 2010
Lisa Vegan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
history lessons, especially about Lenape/Native peoples; kids who appreciate nature & family history
Recommended to Lisa by:
Abigail
Outstanding! This is the perfect way to teach history: forge a connection between people of the past and present/the reader.
This is the story of 2 Lenape Native American girls and their families and communities, who each tell virtually the same story. They live close to the land, and the account goes for a year, from spring to spring.
I love how on the left side of the page the girl from the past and on the right side of the page the modern girl, are both shown in lush and lovely illustrations,...more
This is the story of 2 Lenape Native American girls and their families and communities, who each tell virtually the same story. They live close to the land, and the account goes for a year, from spring to spring.
I love how on the left side of the page the girl from the past and on the right side of the page the modern girl, are both shown in lush and lovely illustrations,...more
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Jul 22, 2010
Abigail
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Young Readers Interested in the Lenape Indians, Anyone Who Likes Family-Friendly Picture Books
Recommended to Abigail by:
Debbie Reese's "American Indians in Children's Literature" Blog
Shelves:
indigenous-childrens,
picture-books
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Shadbush got its name because it blooms when the shad fish are running up river to spawn. This story, about the Lenni Lenape Native people of both the past and the present, focuses on structuring life around nature and the seasons, such as the time to fish for shad. Each double-page spread shows the lives of both Traditional Sister and Contemporary Sister, comparing and contrasting their experiences and family relationships at the same time and place in the cycle of seasons. Depending on the tim...more
This book is heavily rooted in tradition. It is based on the Lenape community, and the traditions that they share in the village. Some of these traditions include eating, taking cleaning the home, spending time together as a family, farming and fishing. The author does a good job at showing the English phrase in the Native American Language as well. The book does a very good job at explaining and tying together the traditional, as well as the modern life of the sisters. It is a book that is hea...more
When the Shadbush Blooms was written by Carla Messinger, with Susan Katz, and illustrated by David Kanietakeron Fadden. The text was published in 2007 by Tricycle Press. When the Shadbush Blooms describes the lives of two families in parallel: Traditional Sister and Contemporary Sister take turns describing their families’ actions across the seasons of the year. As one sister narrates, the lives of both families are depicted on opposite pages, so readers can see the differences and parallels be...more
Published: 2007, Tricycle Press
Age: 4-8
Full page colorful illustrations capture two Lenape Native Indian families from different times. On the right are the contemporary Lenape Indians and on the left are their grandparents’ grandparents. They both live close to the land and the story centers around the Shadbush trees that bloom in the early spring and the cycle of the seasons. Nature is part of both generation’s lives. Seeing them side by side reveals their similar traditions and simple lives o...more
Age: 4-8
Full page colorful illustrations capture two Lenape Native Indian families from different times. On the right are the contemporary Lenape Indians and on the left are their grandparents’ grandparents. They both live close to the land and the story centers around the Shadbush trees that bloom in the early spring and the cycle of the seasons. Nature is part of both generation’s lives. Seeing them side by side reveals their similar traditions and simple lives o...more
I chose this book to put on my list of multicultural books about spring that I did for a class project. I really liked this book because it depicts two similar Native American families, one living in the past and one in the future who have the same background and culture but whose lives are different because of the times. On each left page is a title of the scene in the language of the Lenni Lenape people and on the other is the title in English. It really is a beautiful book and I think all tea...more
This is one of those books that everyone who teaches this material every year should be certain to have in their collection. It's simple and clear and entertaining and makes something that would otherwise require a lot of explanation into a reasonable understandable topic. I don't have this in my own library yet but it's going to be added soon now that I've found it.
"reclaiming native American heritage, Delaware Indians, dual pages showing identical activities of past & present"
Apr 22, 2012
Elizabeth
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5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
ece-3601,
fourth-grade,
fifth-grade,
multicultural,
second-grade,
social-studies,
third-grade
This is an excellent book to use when discussing Native American culture.
Wonderful picture book that links a cultural past to a contempory cultural identify still very much alive. It's refreshing to see more books like this written by Native authors. The folks at Oyate are probably pleased to be able to add this to their list of recommended books.
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Aug 14, 2012
Tammy Flanders
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3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
behaviour,
elementary,
family,
enivronment,
indigenous-peoples,
picture-books,
seasons,
social-studies
Jun 30, 2012
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