The Cherokee Indians

by Bill Lund and Lund

Book Overview

Provides an overview of the past and present lives of the Cherokee people, covering their daily life, customs, and relations with the government and others, and more. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560654775
• ISBN13: 9781560654773
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 4 years
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

Great Resource For Grade School Children

I checked out this book from the public library to help me research Cherokee Indians. I plan on including a Cherokee Indian in my current novel. The Cherokee Indians by Bill Lund was a great resource for quick and basic information about the history and customs of the Cherokee Indians. I believe children can learn a lot about this amazing group by reading this book; it is twenty-four pages of great pictures and important information.See ya next review

A Must for Elementary School Libraries!

This exquisite book is one of a series whose purpose is to help school children understand complex Native American cultures. Others in the series deal with Comanche, Iroquois, Ojibwa, Seminole, and Pomo Indians. The format, photography and text are all excellent, designed to capture and hold the young reader's attention while teaching facts about Cherokee myths, legends, religion, history, social and political organization, and daily lives. Included are many "odds and ends" of useful information, including relevant internet sites. The author shows surprising restraint when discussing Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears (perhaps too much from this Cherokee's biased perspective): " President Andrew Jackson used the U.S. Army [to remove Cherokees from their homes.] The army captured all the Cherokees they could find. They forced them to move to Oklahoma. Most Cherokees had to walk the entire distance. . . . More than 4,000 died on the journey. This is why it is called the Trail of Tears. (17)" One mild criticism: the "Words to Know" section seems inadequate, even condescending. A simple lexicon of Cherokee words would have been nice. Nonetheless, THE CHEROKEE INDIANS is a must for every elementary school library.