Provides a history of Native American cooking techniques and crop cultivation, and explains how nature was respected through resource conservation. - (Baker & Taylor)

Readers will be fascinated by the wide variety of foods that the early Native peoples hunted, gathered, and grew. They will also be amazed to learn that many of the foods they now eat were introduced by Native North Americans. This interesting book also includes Native cooking styles and several recipes inspired by the many Native nations throughout North America. Kids will find the recipes easy to follow and will love tasting Native foods and flavors! Beautiful images and clear text teach children• how Native people respected Nature’s gifts and celebrated the foods they were given• how some foods such as maple sugar, wild rice, and corn were gathered and cultivated• how Native people preserved and cooked foodsTeacher’s guide available. - (Crabtree Pub Co)

School Library Journal Reviews

Gr 3-5 The information in these books is presented in a concise manner with respect for Native American culture and history. Each title is illustrated with artist renderings and/or color photographs. Southeast introduces the tribes' culture, language, history, and customs but does not include the impact of European settlement. Foods gives the history and significance of various foods both historically and today. It includes corn, squash, and herbs and explains the process for making pemmican and harvesting rice. Several traditional recipes are interspersed within each chapter. Wisdom discusses the contributions that Native Americans have made for which they may not have received credit. They include various foods eaten by many Americans today, the use of scented fishing lures, lacrosse, the parka, and jojoba as an ingredient in shampoo. The books are clearly written and would be useful for reports or browsing. G. Alyssa Parkinson, Highland Township Library, MI