Books for Native American Heritage Month

By Coll Rowe | October 3 2024 | Social Studies & HistoryEnglish Language Arts

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month this November, Penguin Random House Education is highlighting books that detail the history of Native Americans, and stories that explore Native American culture and experiences.

Browse our collection here:

Native American Creators

We Are Still Here!
We Are Still Here!
Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
Traci Sorell, Frane Lessac
9781623541927
Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: We are still here! An ideal nonfiction picture book for 7-10-year-old future activists and changemakers! An inspiring read by best-selling and award-winning Cherokee author Traci Sorell.
$17.99 US
Apr 20, 2021
Hardcover
40 Pages
Charlesbridge
This Land
This Land
Bridget George, Ashley Fairbanks
9780593651445
This land is your land now, but who did it belong to before? This engaging primer about native lands invites kids to trace history and explore their communities.
$18.99 US
Aug 27, 2024
Hardcover
40 Pages
Crown Books for Young Readers
Buffalo Dreamer
Buffalo Dreamer
Violet Duncan
9780593624814
An illuminating novel about the importance of reclaiming the past, based on the author’s family history
$17.99 US
Aug 27, 2024
Hardcover
128 Pages
Nancy Paulsen Books
She Persisted: Deb Haaland
She Persisted: Deb Haaland
Alexandra Boiger, Chelsea Clinton, Gillian Flint, Laurel Goodluck
9780593620700
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Deb Haaland!A 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Honor Book!
$6.99 US
Oct 03, 2023
Paperback
96 Pages
Philomel Books
Remember
Remember
Joy Harjo, Michaela Goade
9780593484845
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER • AN AMERICAN INDIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION HONOR BOOK • A BOSTON GLOBE–HORN BOOK HONOR AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY School Library Journal • Publishers Weekly • The Horn Book • NPR • The Bulletin • Kirkus Reviews US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s iconic poem "Remember," illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, and to remember the importance of their place in it.
$18.99 US
Mar 21, 2023
Hardcover
40 Pages
Random House Studio
Who Will Win?
Who Will Win?
Arihhonni David
9780823449484
Bear has fast legs. Turtle has a fast mind. Who will win the race? A fun Native American tale that kindergarteners and first graders can read on their own.
$15.99 US
Apr 25, 2023
Hardcover
32 Pages
Holiday House
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