Cherokee Little People: A Native American Tale

by MariJo Moore

Book by RIGBY

16 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

MariJo Moore (Cherokee/Irish/Dutch) is the author of a dozen books including Spirit Voices of Bones, Confessions of a Madwoman, Red Woman With Backward Eyes and Other Stories, The Diamond Doorknob, The Boy With A Tree Growing From His Ear and Other Stories, and the editor of four anthologies including Genocide of The Mind: New Native Writings and Eating Fire, Tasting Blood: Breaking the Great Silence of the American Indian Holocaust. The recipient of numerous literary and publishing awards, she resides in the mountains of western North Carolina where she presides over rENEGADE pLANETS pUBLISHING.

Reviews

[Emily Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book for looking at other cultures, but not the most exciting read ever. Although, the kids I read it with did really enjoy it and had some great conversations about whether the little people were real.

[Kayla Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book talks about a Cherokee couple who had a large crop of corn. They needed help collecting it all and when the woman was asleep on the porch the little Cherokee people collected all the corn for the couple and put it next to their cabin. The couple then made the little Cherokee people moccasins and corn bread to thank them for helping. At the end of the book it says that giving presents is the Cherokee way. You could use this story when you are talking about other cultures and how they do certain things for one another. You could also tie this in when you are talking about crops and farming in our history. The book had easy words in it that would allow students to read without assistance.

[Xaka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, short story that's perfect for new readers. Not the most interesting tale, though, if you're looking for a good story time read.