Download or read book KEOKEE THE CHEROKEE BOY written by Greg Monroe and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book Keokee the Cherokee Boy is actually a collection of short stories, intended for a target audience of children with adventuresome spirit, approximately eight to fourteen years of age. Keokee is a Cherokee boy who lives in a Cherokee village in the region of Oconaluftee in what is now Western North Carolina. His average day consists of mundane chores associated with farming, gathering food, and keeping the water jar full in his father's lodge. He considers games played by the other children of the village dull and boring and yearns to emulate the daring and dangerous adventures he hears in stories told by his father and other adults in the village. Keokee begins by sneaking off from the village on a grand adventure, is nearly killed by a mother bear, and ends up getting hopelessly lost, only to be saved by an inquisitive River Otter who leads him back to his village. After a brief scolding, Keokee's father grudgingly allows Keokee to continue his adventures, so long as he is careful and keeps his parents apprised of his location. His father also teaches Keokee that valuable life lessons can be learnt from Otter, such as staying close to streams and rivers to keep from getting lost. Keokee continues his adventures and meets and befriends other animals, each of which teach Keokee valuable lessons. Stonega, Keokee's father, is both amused and proud of his son's spirit and capacity for learning, but soon becomes concerned and mystified by Keokee's ability to communicate with his animal friends-something no other Cherokee can do. But something else nags at Stonega, a fleeting memory of a story told long, long ago by his grandfather, compelling Stonega to take Keokee and his animal friends on a great canoe adventure, from Keokee's village to the villages of the Overhill people of the Cherokee on the Tanasi (Little Tennessee) River. The journey will be a grand adventure for Keokee; but for Stonega, the journey will revive an ancient myth and remind him that legend and truth often go hand in hand. It also sets the stage for more Keokee adventures to comeaEUR| For the reader, the Keokee stories will hopefully instill a greater sense of respect and love for wildlife, as well as increase their curiosity and inquisitiveness regarding what other lessons can be learned from the animal world.
Download or read book Keokee s Destiny written by Greg Monroe and published by Palmetto Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the anticipated sequel to Keokee the Cherokee Boy, readers closely follow Keokee as he becomes torn between his true destiny and abandoning his rare gift in search of a normal life among his tribe. When Keokee discovered his ability to understand the languages of the wolf, crow, and other forest creatures, it became clear he is very different from the other Cherokee boys in his village of Oconaluftee. The ability, however rare and wonderful, set him apart from his peers in a way he never intended. Recognizing his son's odd gift, Keokee's father Stonega accompanies the boy to the Cherokee capital of Chota, hoping to solve the mystery of his son's ability. In Chota, Keokee and Stonega visit The Old One; the revered Keeper of Knowledge for the Cherokee Nation. He relates the ancient legend of the first Keokee and reveals Stonega's boy has a great destiny ahead of him. The Old One instructs father and son to return to their home, where Keokee will continue his "adventures" while learning the things Hawk, Crane, Chipmunk, and others of the forest clans can teach the Cherokee. Happy for more answers but unsatisfied with the result of the news, Keokee does return home - but with a massive weight on his chest. Soon, Keokee faces a tough realization: his destiny is not his own; instead, it's intertwined with the many people, plants, and animals of the world - even those he hasn't yet encountered. This sequel spins a relatable narrative for children and adults alike. Full of wonder, values, and purpose, Keokee's Destiny is a reminder that humans still have much to learn from nature, but they need to experience it firsthand. The novel teaches young children that when people sometimes fear or hate others, it's simply because they do not understand them.
Download or read book The Journal of Jesse Smoke written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 2001 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jesse Smoke and his family are forced to leave their home, land, and belongings, they must journey west, along with several thousand other Cherokees, on The Trail of Tears.
Download or read book On This Long Journey The Journal of Jesse Smoke a Cherokee Boy The Trail of Tears 1838 written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically acclaimed author Joseph Bruchac's exciting JOURNAL OF JESSE SMOKE is now in paperback with a dynamic repackaging! In 1838 in Tennessee, the Cherokee Nation is on the brink of being changed forever as they face the Removal -- being forcibly moved from their homes and land, in part because of a treaty signed by a group of their own people. Sixteen-year-old Jesse Smoke has been studying at the Mission School, but it has been shut down and turned into a fort for the ever-increasing number of soldiers entering the territory. Now Jesse has returned to his home to live with his widowed mother and two younger sisters. All hope lies on the Cherokee chief, John Ross, who is in Washington, D.C., trying to delay the Removal. Then one night, family members are suddenly awakened, dragged from their homes, and brought at gunpoint to a stockade camp. From there, Jesse and his family are forced to march westward on the horrifying Trail of Tears during the long, cold winter months. It's a difficult journey west, and Jesse's not sure if he and his family can survive the journey.
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Download or read book On this Long Journey written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Scholastic Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Cherokee boy, the Trail of Tears, 1838"--Cover.
Download or read book Cherokee Boy written by Alexander Key and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forced on the Trail of Tears - the U.S. army's removal of the Cherokee nation from Georgia in 1838 - young Tsi-ya, the Otter, and his brother and two girl cousins, escape and face danger and hardship to return to their land.
Download or read book Soft Rain written by Cornelia Cornelissen and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2009-09-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all begins when Soft Rain's teacher reads a letter stating that as of May 23, 1838, all Cherokee people are to leave their land and move to what many Cherokees called "the land of darkness". . .the west. Soft Rain is confident that her family will not have to move, because they have just planted corn for the next harvest but soon thereafter, soldiers arrive to take nine-year-old, Soft Rain, and her mother to walk the Trail of Tears, leaving the rest of her family behind. Because Soft Rain knows some of the white man's language, she soon learns that they must travel across rivers, valleys, and mountains. On the journey, she is forced to eat the white man's food and sees many of her people die. Her courage and hope are restored when she is reunited with her father, a leader on the Trail, chosen to bring her people safely to their new land. Praise for Soft Rain: "An eye-opening introduction to this painful period of American history."--Publisher's Weekly "The characters themselves transform a sorrowful story of adversity into a tale of human resilience."--Kirkus Reviews "This gentle child's-eye view will move readers enormously."--Jane Yolen
Download or read book The Adventures of Turtle Boy and Beaver Girl written by Douglas Scott and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The knowledge of the Little People of the Cherokee has been handed down by word of mouth from countless generations of the past. Even now in our modern times, there still are stories being told of the Little People. The entire Cherokee Nation, including Eastern Cherokees and Western Cherokees, call the Little People in their language, Yunwi Tsunsdi. The purpose in the life of the Little People is to be helpful to all people, especially children. They love children and are very protective of them. They have what is called in the English language, responsibilities, given to them by the Great Creator. They are sent out to all tribes of people to help in times of need. The Irish in Ireland have their Leprechauns, and we Cherokee have our Little People. This ancient oral history of the Cherokees is presented in hopes of preservation and influence for the younger generations, who are gradually distanced from the cultural aspects of the past that so define them. Recapture this Cherokee oral tradition in The Adventures of Turtle Boy and Beaver Girl.
Download or read book Two Bad Boys written by Gail E. Haley and published by Dutton Childrens Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boy finds his wild brother under the surface of the river and pulls him out onto land, where Wild Boy begins to lead him astray into trouble.
Download or read book On This Long Journey the Journal of Jesse Smoke written by Joseph Bruchac and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Cherokee boy, the Trail of Tears, 1838"--Cover.
Download or read book Sequoyah written by James Rumford and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004-11-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Sequoyah is the tale of an ordinary man with an extraordinary idea—to create a writing system for the Cherokee Indians and turn his people into a nation of readers and writers. The task he set for himself was daunting. Sequoyah knew no English and had no idea how to capture speech on paper. But slowly and painstakingly, ignoring the hoots and jibes of his neighbors and friends, he worked out a system that surprised the Cherokee Nation—and the world of the 1820s—with its beauty and simplicity. James Rumford’s Sequoyah is a poem to celebrate literacy, a song of a people’s struggle to stand tall and proud.
Download or read book Cherokee Dragon written by Robert J. Conley and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few writers portray Native American life and history as richly, authentically, and insightfully as Robert J. Conley. Conley represents an important voice of the Cherokee past. The novels in his Real People series combine powerful characters, gripping plots, and vivid descriptions of tradition and mythology to preserve Cherokee culture and history. In Cherokee Dragon, the tenth novel in the series, Robert Conley explores the life if Dragging Canoe, the last great war chief of the united Cherokee tribe. In the late eighteenth century, as the English settlers begin steadily encroaching upon the Cherokee lands, the Nation divided among several towns and many chiefs?unites in a series of battles. But the united front is not one that lasts: Dragging Canoe’s belief that they must fight the settlers to preserve their lands and their culture is far from universal.
Download or read book Legend of Little Deer written by Wade Blevins and published by Ozark Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young Cherokee boy learning to hunt deer finds that the secret of life is to give all you can and to take only what you need.
Download or read book The Education of Little Tree written by Forrest Carter and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the childhood remembrances of an orphaned American Indian boy living with his Cherokee grandparents in a mountain log cabin in eastern Tennessee during the 1930s
Download or read book Sequoyah written by Anne M. Todd and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Sequoyah, a member of the Cherokee tribe who was responsible for creating a syllabary that put the Cherokee language in writing, describing his childhood, work as a blacksmith, and military service in the War of 1812.
Download or read book Eagle Medicine written by Dee Nighthawk and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-08-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wohali is the story of a seven year old Cherokee boy living in the 1600s. He's going to show you what it was like to be an Indian in the 17th century. Wohali lives with his family in the Smokey Mountains in what is now North Carolina. He is going to show you his life and what they think about the world around them. He will tell you about their clans and the village he lives in, and why they were so successful surviving in the mountains. The Wohali Book Series will follow Wohali and his family and friends, as he grows into the warrior he is destined to become.
