Hands-on History! Native Americans: Find Out About the World of North American Indians, with 400 Exciting Pictures and 15 Step-by-step Projects - Hardcover

Michael Stotter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843229757 ISBN 13: 9781843229759

Publisher: Armadillo Books, 2013

Synopsis

This title lets you step back in time to North America when the Sioux, Blackfoot and other tribes roamed the Great Plains. You can discover how they set up camps in tipis and hunted for bison, and explore the customs and ceremonies of the many different nomadic groups - their sacred dances, mythical kachina dolls and ornate clothes. 15 practical projects draw you into the Native American lifestyle, showing how to build a real-life tipi, create a pictograph story, or join in a Sioux war dance with your very own ankle bells and dance wand. It is packed with over 400 photographs and illustrations, including maps, cross sections and a pictorial timeline, to really bring the past to life. Ideal for home or school use for 8- to 12-year-olds. Marvel at the vast spread of the North American tribes, from the Arctic Inuit to the warrior Apache, each with its own unique customs and rituals. You can discover how explorers, colonists and gold-hunters forced the brave Indian chiefs into battle or into hiding, and how legendary heroes such as Pocahontas and Sitting Bull reacted to the threat from Europe. You can learn the wisdom of these expert craftspeople by making your own stunning objects, from a model canoe and a decorated fighting shield to a False Face Mask of the Iroquois tribe. A visual exploration of the culture, traditions and everyday life of the nomadic tribes who roamed the Great Plains of North America 15 step-by-step projects enable you to recreate the past - everything from making costumes and headdresses to creating toys, tools and food Fact boxes provide extra insights and highlight links with the present Packed with over 350 colour photographs and illustrations Ideal for home or school use for 8- to 12-year-olds Illustrations include historical maps, cross-sections and a pictorial timeline

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Stotter, is a highly experienced writer with a special interest in the history of North America: he is also the author of several books about crime and real-life mysteries. His published works include: Step Into The World of North American Indians (Lorenz Books); The Encyclopedia of the Ancient Americas (Southwater); and Great Empires and Discoveries (Southwater).

About this edition

• Publisher: Armadillo Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1843229757
• ISBN 13: 9781843229759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64