Hiawatha - by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The classic American poem The Song of Hiawatha is developed into a tale covering the childhood of Hiawatha and telling the story of his early years, when he first learned the Native American way of life from his grandmother.

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Hiawatha, illustrated by Susan Jeffers. New York: Scholastic, 1983.

In a classroom, this book is necessary, because Native American culture has always been common in the United States.  This also shows oral story telling through a grandmother's point-of-view.  To many people, family is extremely important.