Indian Children of America

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INDIAN CHILDREN OF AMERICA a BOOK TO BEGIN ON Margaret C. Farquhar Illustrated by Brinton Turkle "An appealing book with many picturesCommonweal With warm understanding, Mrs. Farquhar examines the customs of rearing and training children of the Eastern Woodlands Indians, the Great Plains Indians, the Pueblos, and the Northwest Coast Indians. She shows how environmental differences affect each tribe as the children prepare for an adult life of hunting, fishing, farming, or carrying on the duties of a medicine man. Young readers will be fascinated by the descriptions of unusual games and songs, festivals and feasts, and such little-known customs as the "snow cones," which Algonquin children made from bark, snow, and maple syrup- the first ice-cream cones in America. MARGARET FARQUHAR, with first-hand knowledge, has written numerous books for young people, among them lights and colonial life in america. Mrs. Farquhar and her family live in Connecticut where she is a library consultant... Tovább

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INDIAN CHILDREN OF AMERICA a BOOK TO BEGIN ON Margaret C. Farquhar Illustrated by Brinton Turkle "An appealing book with many picturesCommonweal With warm understanding, Mrs. Farquhar examines the customs of rearing and training children of the Eastern Woodlands Indians, the Great Plains Indians, the Pueblos, and the Northwest Coast Indians. She shows how environmental differences affect each tribe as the children prepare for an adult life of hunting, fishing, farming, or carrying on the duties of a medicine man. Young readers will be fascinated by the descriptions of unusual games and songs, festivals and feasts, and such little-known customs as the "snow cones," which Algonquin children made from bark, snow, and maple syrup- the first ice-cream cones in America. MARGARET FARQUHAR, with first-hand knowledge, has written numerous books for young people, among them lights and colonial life in america. Mrs. Farquhar and her family live in Connecticut where she is a library consultant for elementary and junior high schools. BRINTON TURKLE first determined to be an actor and studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology until he decided to try his hand as an artist. After working in advertising in Chicago, Mr. Turkle moved to the southwest and there began his work in book illustration. Now living in New York, Mr. Turkle continues to pursue his interest in the theater and designs sets for off-Broadway groups whenever possible. PUBLISHED BY HOLT, R1NEHART AND WINSTON, INC. 608 383 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK lOOl/ HO-24I Vissza