Turtle Island Voices: The First Corn

The First Corn is a retelling of a traditional Lakota story about how corn came to the Lakota people as a gift from the Creator.  The concluding chapter of the book explains the importance of corn to Indigenous and First Nations peoples historically.  The book concludes with Reflecting on the Story and Turtle Island Circle, features that provide additional information and prompt reflection and extension.

The book has a Contents and is divided into chapters.  The text is composed of a variety of sentence types.  Illustrations support the text although not all scenes are illustrated.  Photographs and historical paintings support the informational text in the concluding chapter. 

Some words may require clarification, such as preached, caution, lodge, saddened, counsel, and mocks.

This title is from the Turtle Island Voices series. Pique students’ interest in learning about Aboriginal peoples and cultures with exciting stories and information texts.