Makoons

Resource Information

The work Makoons represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in North Webster Community Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Makoons

Statement of responsibility

Louise Erdrich

Creator

• trueErdrich, Louise
• Erdrich, Louise

Author

• Erdrich, Louise

Subject

• trueFamilies -- Great Plains (United States)
• Family life -- Great Plains -- Fiction
• trueGreat Plains (United States) -- History -- 19th century
• Great Plains -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
• trueHistorical fiction
• trueHunting
• Hunting -- Fiction
• trueIllustrated books
• trueIndians of North America -- Great Plains (United States)
• Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Fiction
• JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational
• JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century
• JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American
• trueOjibwa Indians
• Ojibwa Indians -- Fiction
• Ojibwa Indians -- Juvenile fiction
• trueTwin brothers
• Twins -- Fiction
• true1860s -- 1860 -- 1869
• true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
• Brothers -- Fiction
• trueBuffaloes

Genre

• Juvenile fiction
• trueHistorical fiction
• Fiction
• trueIllustrated books

Language

eng

Summary

Living with their Ojibwe family on the Great Plains of Dakota Territory in 1866, twin brothers Makoons and Chickadee must learn to become buffalo hunters, but Makoons has a vision that foretells great challenges that his family may not be able to overcome

Member of

• trueBirchbark house
• Birchbark House series, 05

Storyline

• trueOwn voices

Pace

• trueLeisurely paced

Tone

• trueMoving

Writing style

• trueRichly detailed

Character

• trueCulturally diverse

Award

School Library Journal Best Books, 2016

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 850
• 850L

Intended audience source

• Lexile
• Lexile

Interest level

MG

LC call number

PZ7.E72554

LC item number

Mak 2016

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

850

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Reading level

5.4

Series statement

The birchbark house series

Series volume

5

Study program name

Accelerated Reader AR

Target audience

juvenile