[CALIBK12] TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR

[Debbie Reese]

Good afternoon,

There's a wildly popular children's novel called TOUCHING
SPIRIT BEAR that plays fast and loose with Native ideas
of justice, and, that attributes things to the Tlingit that are
not correct... (See May 4th entry below).

Below are updates to American Indians in Children's Literature
for the last three weeks. Brief descriptions are below. To read the
entire essays and reviews, please go to
americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Joseph Bruchac's BUFFALO SONG
--A review by Beverly Slapin

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Van Camp and Leitich Smith at Illinois Youth Literature Festival
--Two of my favorite Native authors will be in Illinois Oct 2008!

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Presentation of American Indian Library Association Youth Lit Award
--Information about for anybody attending the 
American Library Association's conference this summer

Saturday, May 3, 2008
Jorge Argueta's ALFREDITO FLIES HOME
--A review by Beverly Slapin

Sunday, May 4, 2008
A Response to Richie's review of GHOST OF SPIRIT BEAR
--There's a sequel to TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR, and a 
review of it has been circulating on the 
internet. I find the original book problematic, 
and the review of the sequel demonstrates what is 
wrong with the original book.

Thanks!
Debbie


Visit my Internet blog and resource: American 
Indians in Children's Literature.
To get to it, go to my faculty bio and click on 'Web Page'
http://www.nah.uiuc.edu/faculty-Reese.htm

Debbie A. Reese (Nanbé Ówîngeh)
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Native American House, Room 2005
1204 West Nevada Street, MC-138
Urbana, Illinois 61801

Email: debreese at uiuc.edu
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