{"id":9374263607533,"title":"Many Ways of Being Native","handle":"many-ways-of-being-native","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing October 6. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ginger-reno\"\u003eGinger Reno\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/johnson-yazzie\"\u003eJohnson Yazzie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eDifferent tribes, different lives, different dreams.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA winged messenger visits two Native children in their sleep and shows them how other Native children have grown up, each with different interests, dreams, and appearances. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe message: Native people are many. Native people are still here. And it’s what is inside, not outside, that unites Native people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA moving celebration of identity, belonging, and the truth that who we are is always enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/kindred-spirits-shilombish-ittibachvffa\"\u003eKindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/powwow-day\"\u003ePowwow Day\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/many-ways-of-being-native-spread.jpg?v=1779117731\" alt=\"spread from 'Many Ways of Being Native' showing Native kids asleep and dreaming about their futures\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/many-ways-of-being-native-cover.jpg?v=1779117732\" alt=\"Book cover of 'Many Ways of Being Native' with illustrations of people and an eagle.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/many-ways-of-being-native-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1779117736\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGinger Reno , author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGinger Reno is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and her desire to learn about Cherokee history and culture naturally spilled over into her writing. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFind Her\u003c\/i\u003e, an Edgar Award nominated middle-grade novel, and \u003ci\u003eSpirit Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, a picture book. Ginger lives in Oklahoma within the Cherokee Nation and likes to spend as much time as possible on her lakefront porch with her two favorite people—her husband and their twelve-year-old German shepherd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ginger-reno\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Ginger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohnson Yazzie, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn on the Navajo Nation in Pinon, Arizona, Johnson Yazzie's interest in creation began in childhood and led to a lifelong career in fine art as a painter, bronze sculptor, and illustrator. Johnson illustrated \u003ci\u003eKindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa\u003c\/i\u003e by Leslie Stall Widener and \u003ci\u003eYossel's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e by Kathryn Lasky. The Navajo word hózhó means balance, harmony, beauty. It is the word by which he lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/johnson-yazzie\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Johnson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eA hawk descends from the night sky to visit a sleeping Native boy and girl in this dreamy picture book. The hawk whispers to the children to follow him to the sky to see a vision brought as a gift from the spirit world. The following pages present nameless Indigenous children at play with subsequent spreads that show each child as an adult with an interesting profession. “A boy in search of a rainbow stomps leftover puddles,” grows up to be a storm chaser; “A girl races across a frozen pond” on skates to become an Olympic medalist. The hawk’s visions show the sleeping children that no matter where they live or what they do, each child is connected to the children who came before them. This celebration of family and ancestors sings off the pages with Reno’s beautiful, almost musical prose; Yazzie, a lifelong resident of the Navajo Nation in Arizona, captures the encouraging spirit of the visions in his cohesive acrylic paint illustrations. The hawk brings wisdom and hope for the sleeping children to grow and build on their dreams. An author’s note from Reno, a Cherokee citizen, identifies Native children who may not look or live like stereotypical representations of Indigenous people as her inspiration, but the message of connectedness and the power of big dreams will resonate with readers of every culture. VERDICT This inspiring exploration of ¬Native potential is an anthem for all children to dream and strive to fulfill those dreams. 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Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ginger-reno\"\u003eGinger Reno\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/johnson-yazzie\"\u003eJohnson Yazzie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eDifferent tribes, different lives, different dreams.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA winged messenger visits two Native children in their sleep and shows them how other Native children have grown up, each with different interests, dreams, and appearances. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe message: Native people are many. Native people are still here. And it’s what is inside, not outside, that unites Native people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA moving celebration of identity, belonging, and the truth that who we are is always enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/kindred-spirits-shilombish-ittibachvffa\"\u003eKindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/powwow-day\"\u003ePowwow Day\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/many-ways-of-being-native-spread.jpg?v=1779117731\" alt=\"spread from 'Many Ways of Being Native' showing Native kids asleep and dreaming about their futures\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/many-ways-of-being-native-cover.jpg?v=1779117732\" alt=\"Book cover of 'Many Ways of Being Native' with illustrations of people and an eagle.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/many-ways-of-being-native-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1779117736\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGinger Reno , author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGinger Reno is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and her desire to learn about Cherokee history and culture naturally spilled over into her writing. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFind Her\u003c\/i\u003e, an Edgar Award nominated middle-grade novel, and \u003ci\u003eSpirit Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, a picture book. Ginger lives in Oklahoma within the Cherokee Nation and likes to spend as much time as possible on her lakefront porch with her two favorite people—her husband and their twelve-year-old German shepherd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/ginger-reno\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Ginger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohnson Yazzie, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn on the Navajo Nation in Pinon, Arizona, Johnson Yazzie's interest in creation began in childhood and led to a lifelong career in fine art as a painter, bronze sculptor, and illustrator. Johnson illustrated \u003ci\u003eKindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa\u003c\/i\u003e by Leslie Stall Widener and \u003ci\u003eYossel's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e by Kathryn Lasky. The Navajo word hózhó means balance, harmony, beauty. It is the word by which he lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/johnson-yazzie\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Johnson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eA hawk descends from the night sky to visit a sleeping Native boy and girl in this dreamy picture book. The hawk whispers to the children to follow him to the sky to see a vision brought as a gift from the spirit world. The following pages present nameless Indigenous children at play with subsequent spreads that show each child as an adult with an interesting profession. “A boy in search of a rainbow stomps leftover puddles,” grows up to be a storm chaser; “A girl races across a frozen pond” on skates to become an Olympic medalist. The hawk’s visions show the sleeping children that no matter where they live or what they do, each child is connected to the children who came before them. This celebration of family and ancestors sings off the pages with Reno’s beautiful, almost musical prose; Yazzie, a lifelong resident of the Navajo Nation in Arizona, captures the encouraging spirit of the visions in his cohesive acrylic paint illustrations. The hawk brings wisdom and hope for the sleeping children to grow and build on their dreams. An author’s note from Reno, a Cherokee citizen, identifies Native children who may not look or live like stereotypical representations of Indigenous people as her inspiration, but the message of connectedness and the power of big dreams will resonate with readers of every culture. VERDICT This inspiring exploration of ¬Native potential is an anthem for all children to dream and strive to fulfill those dreams. A first purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-675-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4–7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e9 x 9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: October 6, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]"}