To mark the 13th anniversary of Native American Heritage Month (November), NEA has released a recommended reading list that includes titles ranging from such pre-K classics as Mama, Do You Love Me to Tony Hillerman's Joe Leaphorn Series that has been thrilling young (and older) adults for more than a decade. http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/nabooklist.html

The following titles are listed by grade level and include fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

Grades K-4

• Baby Rattlesnake by Te Ata. Illustrated by Lynn Moroney. Children's Press (1991).
• A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull by Joseph Bruchac.Putnam (1994)
• Crazy Horse's Vision by Joseph Bruchac. Illustrated by S.D. Nelson. Lee and Low Books (2000)
• The Boy Who Dreamed of an Acorn by Leigh Casler. Illustrated by Shonto Begay. Putnam Books (1994).
• Drumbeat?Heartbeat: A Celebration of the Powwow by Susan Braine. Lerner Publications (1995).
• Earth Daughter: Alicia of Acoma Pueblo by George Ancona. Macmillan(1995).
• Enduring Wisdom by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneave. Illustrated by Synthia St. James. Holiday House (2003).
• Full Moon Stories by Eagle Walking Turtle. Hyperion (1997).
• The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble. Bradbury (1978).
• Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Jake Swamp and Erwin Printup. Lee and Low Books (1995).
• The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo. Illustrated by Paul Lee. Harcourt (2000).
• Grandmother's Dreamcatcher by Becky Ray McCain. Albert Whitman and Company (1998).
• Grandmother's Pigeon by Louise Erdrich. Hyperion Books (1996).
• Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith. Illustrated by Cornelius Wright.HarperCollins (2000).
• Knots on a Counting Rope by John Archambault. Illustrated by Ted Rand. Owlet (1997).
• The Legend of the White Buffalo Woman by Paul Goble. Illustrated by Paul Goble. National Geographic (1998).
• Less Than Half, More Than Whole by Kathleen LaCapa. Illustrated by Michael LaCapa. Northland Press (1994).
• The Magic Hummingbird translated by Ekkehart Malotki, narrated by Michael Lomatuway'Ma. Illustrated by Michael Lacapa. Kiva (1996).
• Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joose. Illustrated by Barbara LaVallee. Chronicle Books (1998).
• A Man Called Raven by Richard Van Camp. Illustrated by George Littlechild. Children's Book Press (1997).
• Many Nations: An Alphabet of Native America by Joseph Bruchac.Illustrated by Robert F. Goetzi. Northland Publishers (1996).
• My Arctic 1,2,3 by Michael Kusagak. Illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka. Annick Press (1996).
• Powwow by George Ancona. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1993).
• Return of the Buffaloes by Paul Goble. Illustrated by Paul Goble. National Geographic (1996).
• Sing Down the Rain by Judi Moreillon. Illustrated by Michael Chiago. Kiva Publishing (1997).
• Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina by Maria Tallchief. Viking Press (1999).
• This Land is Your Land by George Littlechild. Children's Press (1993).
• What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? by Richard Van Camp. Illustrated by George Littlechild. Children's Book Press (1998).
• When the Rain Sings by the National Museum of the American Indian. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers (1999).

Grades 5-8

• Arctic Memories by Normee Ekoomiak. Holt (1988).
• Arrow Over the Door by Joseph Bruchac. Dial (1998).
• The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich. Harper (1999).
• Children of the Sun: Stories by and About Indian Kids by Beverly Hungry Wolf. William Morrow (1998).
• Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name? An Oneida Song of Spring by Sandra DeCoteau. Walker & Company (1995).
• Dancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneave. Holiday House (1988).
• Four Seasons of Corn: A Winnebago Tradition by Sally M. Hunter. Lerner (1997).
• Indian Shoes by Cynthia Leitich Smith. HarperCollins (2002).
• Navajo: Visions and Voices Across the Mesa by Shonto Begay. Illustrated by Shonto Begay. Scholastic (1995).
• Northern Lights: The Soccer Trails by Michael Kusugak. Illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka. Annick Press (1993).
• The Path of the Quiet Elk by Virginia Stroud. Dial Books (1999).
• Pushing Up the Sky by Joseph Bruchac. Dial Books for Young Readers (2000).
• Rain is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith. HarperCollins (2001).
• Soul Would Have No Rainbow If the Eyes Had No Tears and Other Native American Proverbs by Guy A. Zona. Touchstone Books (1994).
• The Ways of My Grandmothers Beverly Hungry Wolf. William Morrow (1998).
• Wonderful Sky Boat and Other Native American Tales of the Southeast by Jane Louise Curry. Illustrated by James Watts. Margaret McElderry Books (2001).

Grades 9 and Up

• After and Before the Lightning by Simon Ortiz. University of Arizona Press (1994).
• Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter by Janet Campbell Hale. University of Arizona Press (1993).
• Encyclopedia of American Indian Civil Rights by James Stuart Olson (editor), Mark Baxter (editor), Darren Pierson (editor), and Jason M.Tetzloff (editor). Greenwood (1997).
• Food and Spirits by Beth Brant. Oyate (1991).
• Full Moon on the Reservation by Gloria Bird. Greenfield Review Press (1998).
• A Gathering of Spirit: A Collection of North American Indian Women edited by Beth Brant. Firebrand Books (1989).
• Ghost Dance: New and Selected Poems by Dorise Seale. Oyate (2001).
• Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King. Bantam (1993).
• Here First: Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers edited by Arnold Krupet. Modern Library (2001).
• House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday. University of Arizona Press (1966).
• The Joe Leaphorn Series by Tony Hillerman. HarperCollins. (1989-2002).
• Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie. HarperPerennial (1994).
• Power by Linda Hogan. W.W. Norton and Company (1999).
• Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac. HarperCollins (2001).
• Speaking for the Generations: Native Writers on Writing by Simon Ortiz. University of Arizona Press (1998).
• The Woman Who Watches the World by Linda Hogan. W.W. Norton and Company (2001).