Native Peoples of California
From the Series North American Indian Nations
California is a land of varied landscapes, climates, and cultures. Before Europeans arrived in North America, more than twenty independent American Indian groups lived in this region. Their cultures were as diverse as the areas they called home. Along the coast, in the mountains, and in the desert, these nations developed ways of life shaped by their surroundings.
• Every fall, the Miwok gathered acorns for food. They held a special festival to celebrate the harvest.
• The Cahuilla held bird song ceremonies that lasted for days.
Birds are said to tell the people’s history through their singing.
• The Yurok used mollusk shells called dentalia as money.
Many twenty-first century American Indians still call California home. Find out what these nations have in common and what makes each of them unique.
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978-1-5124-2246-7
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$37.99 |
| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 5 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Social Studies |
| Copyright | 2017 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Imprint | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 48 |
| Publication Date | 2016-08-01 |
| Reading Counts! Level | 6.2 |
| Text Type | Informational/Explanatory |
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| BISACS | JNF018040, JNF076050, JNF052020 |
| Dewey | 979.4004'97 |
| Graphics | 1-color illustrations, Full-color illustrations |
| Dimensions | 7 x 9 |
| Lexile | 900 |
| Guided Reading Level | X |
| Features | Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Reviewed, Sidebars, Table of contents, Teaching Guides, Timeline, and eSource |
Author: Linda Lowery
Linda Lowery is an award-winning author of more than 60 fiction and nonfiction books for readers from preschool to middle grade. She currently lives in Tennessee.
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North American Indian Nations
Explore the history, culture, and modern-day lifestyles of American Indians living in ten distinct geographic regions of North America. Readers will evaluate the similarities and differences between the Indian nations and make connections as to how geography affected their past and… View available downloads →
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