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Patrick Stoner
Apr 30, 2009 rated it liked it
"Rising Voices" was selected by Arlene Hirschfelder and Beverly Singer. It is a book that is a composition of poems written by young Native Americans. This novel expresses how important it is to understand and appreciate cultures of all sorts. I would say that this would be good for 3rd-6th graders. This book would be a good read aloud good or an independent reading. The genre of this book can be seen as more of memoirs almost I think because it is the feelings of African American students and t ...more
Linzi Wilkinson
Apr 20, 2009 rated it liked it
Shelves: reading-catalog
Genre:book of poems

Reading Level: Transitional 4-6

Topics & Themes: based on Native American children

Curricular Use:Read aloud

Literary Elements:This book has a mixture of poems and essays that are organized into a book written based on Native American children.
Shannon Amici
Apr 30, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 402-catalog
Reading level- 4-6

Genre-book of poems

Topic-Poems based on Native American children

Social-Children speaking out

Curricula Use-independent reading

Text and pictures- N/A

Summary- book of poems and essays that are written by Native American children.
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