Books for Kids

Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale. Hardcover, 116 pages.

By Lauri Travis and illustrated by Eric Carlson. Softcover, 92 pages.

By Sneed B. Collard III. Hardcover, 38 pages.

By Ted Rechlin. Hardcover, 96 pages.

Photography by Donald M. Jones. Board book, 26 pages, color photos.

By Beth Judy. Softcover, 252 pages.

Photography by Donald M. Jones. Softcover, 80 pages, color photos.

By Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes “We were wealthy from the water,” Mitch Smallsalmon says, and like all the tribal elders, he speaks to our understanding of the natural world and the consequences of change. In this book the wisdom of the elders is passed on to the young as the story of the Jocko River, the home of the bull trout, unfolds for a group of schoolchildren on a field trip.    The Jocko River flows through the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana. For thousands of years the Salish and Pend d’Oreille Indians lived along its banks, finding food and medicine in its plants and fish, and in the game hunted on its floodplain. Readers of this story will learn, along with the students of Ms. Howlett’s class, about the history and culture of the river and its meaning in Native life, tradition, and religion. They will also discover the scientific background and social importance behind the Tribes’ efforts to restore the bull trout to its home waters.

By Dorothy Patent. Softcover, 48 pages.

By Emily Crawford Wilson, with illustrations by Jeanne Bowman. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4 and up.

By Mary Pruett. Softcover, 32 pages.

By Heidi Poelman, with illustrations by Kyle Kershner. Board book, 16 pages.

By Jeanette Winter. Hardcover, 32 pages.

By Tami Charles. Illustrated by Claire Almon. Hardcover, 32 pages.

Written and illustrated by Josh Quick. Softcover, 106 pages.

By Barbara Fifer. Softcover, 48 pages.

By Barbara Fifer. Hardcover, 48 pages.

By Adam Gamble & Mark Jasper. Softcover board book, 20 pages.