Apache

by F a Bird

This title introduces readers to the Apache people. Text covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

32 pages, Library Binding

Published January 1, 2022

Reviews

[Keylee Emmett · Rating 4.75 out of 5]

An information book about the Apache peoples and their history. The book does go into detail about the history around the mistreatment of Native Americans, one example of this being the wrongful arresting of an Apache man and his relatives. I appreciate that this was discussed in a book aimed to younger readers, because I believe it's important to discuss these wrongful actions that are a part of history. The book presents information about the Apache in a way that is neutral and informative for young readers. There is a helpful glossary in the back for readers to refer to in order to better understand what they are reading about the Apache peoples.

[Bethany · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish the author wrote in present tense rather than past tense!

This is a great introduction to the Apache tribe for lower elementary readers. The tone is very level throughout, with no leanings toward how the Native Americans were treated was not acceptable. I wish it had gone a little more into that, but I understand with it being aimed at young children, it does not.

The pictures-to-text ratio is just what I would want from a book for lower elementary readers.

There is a glossary in the back to explain bolded words from the text.