Title: Life in a Longhouse VillageAuthor: Bobbie Kalman
Ilustrators: Barbara Bedell, Margaret Amy Reiach, Bonna Rouse
Publisher: Crabtree Publisher Company, www.crabtreebooks.com
Publication date: 2001
Genre: History
Audience: Gr. 3 - 5
Overview: Life in a Longhouse Village is a histoy book that explains how was the life of the indigenous people that lived in the northeastern woodlands of North America: the Iroquois. The book explains in how they used to build their homes, the longhouses, how was life in them, the social structure, their food, their jobs, clothes and belifs.
Activity: It could be interesting to ask the children to compare their life with the life of the children of their same age in that period of time. Also discuss which elements of nowadays life are better or worst and in third place they could design in groups their own native society.
Reviewer's Name: Luis Jar
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