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The Choctaw: Stickball Players of the South by Koestler-Grack
by Koestler-Grack, Rachel A. | HC | Acceptable
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- Hardcover
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780736821704
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Choctaw : Stickball Players of the South
- Book Series
- America's First Peoples Ser.
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Genre
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- People & Places / United States / Native American
- Intended Audience
- Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
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Product Information
Discusses the Choctaw Indians, focusing on their tradition of playing stickball. Includes a recipe for a carrot bread, and instructions for playing a game and for making a clay pot.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Capstone
ISBN-10
0736821708
ISBN-13
9780736821704
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2446566
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2003
Topic
People & Places / United States / Native American
Book Title
Choctaw : Stickball Players of the South
Language
English
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Book Series
America's First Peoples Ser.
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience, Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Weight
0.6 Oz
Item Width
10in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2003-000059
Dewey Decimal
976.004/973
Grade to
Ninth Grade
Lc Classification Number
E99.C8k64 2004
Table of Content
Little brother of war -- Choctaw stickball -- Choctaw life -- Choctaw food -- Clothing and art -- The Choctaw religion -- Sadness and honor -- The Choctaw today.
Copyright Date
2004
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
The American Indians remain among our country's most forgotten peoples. Although they are true Native Americans, living here when European settlers first arrived, most of us know little about their history, customs and traditions. This book, one of the publisher's ten title series about Indians called "America's First Peoples," is an admirable attempt to address this knowledge gap. The book details the Choctaw Indians, who today live primarily in Oklahoma and Mississippi. The author's primary focus is on the Choctaw's wonderful tradition of stickball playing instead of warfare to settle differences. Instead of fighting an enemy in battle, the Choctaw challenged them to play stickball, which they called appropriately "Toli," or "Little Brother of War." Their games were intense affairs, often lasting all day. The victors took home horses, food and other prizes from the losers. There is much here to interest young readers -- eye-catching graphics and sidebars, a recipe for Choctaw Carrot Bread, and directions for making a Choctaw Combed Design Pot from a tennis ball. There is also an informative, short discussion of the 19th century's Trail of Tears (similar to that experienced by the Cherokee), when the U.S. Army forced the Choctaw to walk hundreds of miles in winter to their newly created reservation in Oklahoma. Mention is also made of World War I Choctaw soldiers who used their native language to create an unbreakable code that German soldiers could not decipher. With obvious care for her subject, the author has crafted an excellent book that will be an ideal addition to any library., These titles each focus on one aspect of the tribe's culture and offer a recipe, craft instructions, and rules for a traditional game. All three are clearly illustrated with reproductions of paintings and historical and current photographs. Sidebars about the people and the tribal name are included. The recommended Web sites are reached through FactHound, a central site, by using the ISBN number for each book. Most of the sites are too advanced for this age group. No maps are included in any of the titles. By focusing on one cultural activity, the books' usefulness for reports is limited. Still, each title does have information that may not be found in other sources.
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Third Grade
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
32 Pages
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