People of the Breaking Day

by Marcia Sewall

Book Overview

We are Wampanoags, People of the Breaking Day. Nippa'uus the Sun, in his journey through the sky, warms us first as he rises over the rim of the sea. At his birth each new morning we say, "Thank you, Nippa'uus, for returning to us with your warmth and light and beauty."
But it is Kiehtan, the Great Spirit, who made us all: we, the two-legged who stand tall, and the four-legged; those that swim and those that fly and the little people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689816847
• ISBN13: 9780689816840
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

People of a Breaking Day

I used this book to introduce a unit on Native Americans to my fourth grade class. We were studying Thanksgiving from a Native American's perspective. We used the book later in the year when we were learning about Colonial America. The content is perfect for both areas. The illustrations are beautiful. My students enjoyed the book tremendously.