Indigenous Ingenuity: A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge (Award Winning Indigenous Author)

Celebrate Indigenous thinkers and inventions with this beautifully designed, award-winning interactive nonfiction book.

Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these, and countless other, scientific discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. Spanning topics from transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies, astronomy, brain surgery, architecture, and agriculture,Indigenous Ingenuityis a wide-ranging STEM offering that answers the call for Indigenous nonfiction by reappropriating hidden history.

The book includes fun, simple activities and experiments that kids can do to better understand and enjoy the principles used by Indigenous inventors. Readers of all ages are invited to celebrate traditional North American Indigenous innovation, and to embrace the mindset of reciprocity, environmental responsibility, and the interconnectedness of all life.

Named one of the Best Books of the Year by: Canadian Children’s Book Centre • School Library Journal•Shelf Awareness• National Education Society • American Association of Geography • Nerdy Book Club • NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Awards • The Green Earth Book Award

&”This book will amaze readers and teachers. Completely unique and important.”—SLJ,starred review

& “Engaging and informative.”—Booklist,starred review

& “Essential for kidsandadults.We need this book.” —Candace Fleming,award-winning author ofThe Rise and Fall of Charles LindberghandThe Family Romanov

Dimensions: 10″ H x 8″ W x 1″ L
Format: Hardcover
No. of Pages: 272
Release Date: May 09, 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316413336