Indians of North America Books for Kids
127 books in indians of north america. Every book rated for reading level and content intensity.
Indians of North America books for kids span a wider readiness range than parents usually expect. The same genre category contains gentle picture books and high-intensity middle-grade novels — Lexile and grade-level scores measure text complexity, not what's actually in the story. A indians of north america title appropriate for a confident 8-year-old reader could still cover themes a sensitive 12-year-old isn't ready for.
Across HootRated's 127 indians of north america titles, books span picture books through Grade 8. About 91% are rated Gentle or Mild — safe picks for sensitive readers and kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. 0% sit at the Intense or Very Intense end. Average content intensity is 1.4/5.
Use the intensity badges (green → red, low → high) to filter by emotional readiness rather than just age. For deeper detail on how we rate, see our rating methodology.
Carlos Montezuma
Peter Iverson
Carlos Montezuma
Peter Iverson
Squanto and the first Thanksgiving
Joyce K. Kessel
Squanto and the first Thanksgiving
Joyce K. Kessel
The sign of the beaver
Elizabeth George Speare
The sign of the beaver
Elizabeth George Speare
My Life As a Native American
Ann H. Matzke
My Life As a Native American
Ann H. Matzke
The legend of the white doe
William H. Hooks
The legend of the white doe
William H. Hooks
James Cook and the Nuu Chan Nulth
Conner
James Cook and the Nuu Chan Nulth
Conner
The last rainmaker
Sherry Garland
The last rainmaker
Sherry Garland
You'll never take me
Robert Douglas Mead
You'll never take me
Robert Douglas Mead
The shaman's secret
Larry D. Names
The shaman's secret
Larry D. Names
Concise encyclopedia of the American Indian
Bruce Grant
Concise encyclopedia of the American Indian
Bruce Grant
Katie Henio, Navajo sheepherder
Peggy Thomson
Katie Henio, Navajo sheepherder
Peggy Thomson
Dance with me, gods
Paula G. Paul
Dance with me, gods
Paula G. Paul
Indians of the Plains
Sally Sheppard
Indians of the Plains
Sally Sheppard
Vision quest
Pamela F. Service
Vision quest
Pamela F. Service
Ride the crooked wind
Dale Fife
Ride the crooked wind
Dale Fife
File on Helen Morgan
John Frederic Gibson
File on Helen Morgan
John Frederic Gibson
Daughter of the sun (Storyteller)
E. W Jernigan
Daughter of the sun (Storyteller)
E. W Jernigan
Soy Hija Del Sol
E. W. Jernigan, Wright Group, Gisela Jernigan
Soy Hija Del Sol
E. W. Jernigan, Wright Group, Gisela Jernigan
The winter of the stone woman
Linda Baxter
The winter of the stone woman
Linda Baxter
Disney's Pocahontas
Gina Ingoglia
Disney's Pocahontas
Gina Ingoglia
Eagle song
Joseph Bruchac
Eagle song
Joseph Bruchac
Ishi
Louise V. Jeffredo-Warden
Ishi
Louise V. Jeffredo-Warden
Squanto and the first Thanksgiving
Teresa Noel Celsi
Squanto and the first Thanksgiving
Teresa Noel Celsi
Crescent Moon
Alden R. Carter
Crescent Moon
Alden R. Carter
Storm boy
Paul Owen Lewis
Storm boy
Paul Owen Lewis
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
Michael V. Uschan
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
Michael V. Uschan
Wolf whispers
Pauline Ts'o
Wolf whispers
Pauline Ts'o
Dance of the crystal skull
Norma Lehr
Dance of the crystal skull
Norma Lehr
Lone Hunter and the Cheyennes
Donald Emmet Worcester
Lone Hunter and the Cheyennes
Donald Emmet Worcester
Raven's children
Yves Troendle
Raven's children
Yves Troendle
John Hawk
Beatrice Levin
John Hawk
Beatrice Levin
Indians of Pennsylvania workshop
Lucille Wallower
Indians of Pennsylvania workshop
Lucille Wallower
Quiet One
Della Rae Clark
Quiet One
Della Rae Clark
Fire In Her Hair
D. Kelley Steele
Fire In Her Hair
D. Kelley Steele
Attack in the rye grass
Dave Jackson
Attack in the rye grass
Dave Jackson
Smoke on the water
John Ruemmler
Smoke on the water
John Ruemmler
From the ashes
Pat Ramsey Beckman
From the ashes
Pat Ramsey Beckman
Summer of the bear : an historical novel about the Anishinabeg and the fur traders in Michigan
Leigh A. Arrathoon
Summer of the bear : an historical novel about the Anishinabeg and the fur traders in Michigan
Leigh A. Arrathoon
The Lyon's crown
M. L. Stainer
The Lyon's crown
M. L. Stainer
Baby learns about senses
Jessie Ruffenach
Baby learns about senses
Jessie Ruffenach
Disney's Pocahontas
Gina Ingoglia
Disney's Pocahontas
Gina Ingoglia
Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration
Jackie French Koller
Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration
Jackie French Koller
Wounded Knee
Amy Ehrlich
Wounded Knee
Amy Ehrlich
The Pomo Indians (Native Peoples)
Bill Lund
The Pomo Indians (Native Peoples)
Bill Lund
Extraordinary American Indians (Extraordinary People (Paperback))
Susan Avery
Extraordinary American Indians (Extraordinary People (Paperback))
Susan Avery
Mesa Verde National Park
David Petersen
Mesa Verde National Park
David Petersen
The Pawnee (New True Books)
Dennis B. Fradin
The Pawnee (New True Books)
Dennis B. Fradin
Indians
Kathryn F. Ernst
Indians
Kathryn F. Ernst
How Would You Survive as an American Indian?
Scott Steedman, David Salariya
How Would You Survive as an American Indian?
Scott Steedman, David Salariya
The Seminoles (First Book)
Martin Lee
The Seminoles (First Book)
Martin Lee
The Shoshoni (Full-Color First Books)
Alden R. Carter
The Shoshoni (Full-Color First Books)
Alden R. Carter
The Pueblos (A First Book)
Suzanne Powell
The Pueblos (A First Book)
Suzanne Powell
Chapa Cheek-A-La (Little Beaver) & Other Children's Bedtime Stories
John H. Kearns
Chapa Cheek-A-La (Little Beaver) & Other Children's Bedtime Stories
John H. Kearns
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott O’Dell
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott O’Dell
The Indians knew
Tillie S. Pine
The Indians knew
Tillie S. Pine
In a circle long ago
Nancy Van Laan
In a circle long ago
Nancy Van Laan
Children of the Earth and Sky
Stephen Krensky
Children of the Earth and Sky
Stephen Krensky
Between Two Worlds
Candice F. Ransom
Between Two Worlds
Candice F. Ransom
The legend of Jimmy Spoon
Kristiana Gregory
The legend of Jimmy Spoon
Kristiana Gregory
Native Americans
Susan Schneck
Native Americans
Susan Schneck
Browse all 127 indians of north america books
- Quest for courage
- Legend of Jimmy Spoon
- Dream Wolf (Aladdin Picture Books)
- Song of the Hermit Thrush
- How Chipmunk Got His Stripes
- Savage Spirit (Dawn of Love Series #3)
- Indians of the Great Plains
- Clamshell Boy
- The Adventures of Nanabush
- First came the Indians
- The Secret of Table Rock
- Native Americans (Discoveries)
- The Queen's Silver
- Pocahontas Play a Sound
- War Canoe
- Native Americans
- Squanto and the First Thanksgiving (Real Reading)
- Climbing to the sun
- Song of the Hermit Thrush
- Potlatch
- With the Indians in the Rockies
- Om-Kas-Toe
- Indians of the Great Plains
- Native American People Set I
- Indian Crafts
- Zia
- Sacajawea, wilderness guide
- Mark of Our Moccasins (Northwest)
- Navajo Long Walk
- Me Run Fast Good
- The secret map
- Lone Woman of Ghalas Hat
- Let's Remember Indians of Texas (Let's Remember)
- "Visions of the Buffalo People"
- Sun birds and evergreens
- The Foundered Mule
- California Native Peoples
- Native Americans of the Plains
- Native Americans of the Southwest
- The Legend of Thunderfoot
- Hunting with the native Americans
- Native American languages
- Native American rivalries
- Legends of Vancouver
- Keepers of the Animals
- North American Indians (At Your Fingertips III/Board Book)
- Native American rock art
- Tribes of Native America - Seminole (Tribes of Native America)
- Fields of Golden Corn
- The Bundle Keeper (Story Keeper Series)
- Disney's Pocahontas Friends Forever
- Iroquois
- For the love of Texas
- Native Nations of the Southwest
- Native Nations of the Northwest Coast
- Mi Vida Como Nativo Americano
- Edward S. Curtis Chronicles Native Nations
- North American Indian life
- Sika and the Raven
- The Good Path
- The Stone Cutter and the Navajo Maiden
- The Indian's Week
- The Story of Peter Little Bear (A Lamprey River Adventure)
- The Karankawa
- Lipan Apache
- Jumping Mouse and the Great Mountain
- The Shoshoni
Questions parents ask about indians of north america books
- What are the best indians of north america books for kids?
- HootRated catalogs 127 indians of north america children's books spanning picture books through Grade 8. Each is rated on reading level and content intensity. The picks above are sorted by quality signals — hook factor, discussion potential, and content appropriateness.
- Are indians of north america books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- 115 books (91%) are rated Gentle or Mild — safe for sensitive readers. 0 (0%) are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity is 1.4/5. Filter by intensity badge to match your child's emotional readiness.
- What reading level are indians of north america books?
- Indians of North America books in our catalog span picture books through Grade 8. The typical reading level lands around Grade 3. Reading level measures text difficulty — separate from content intensity, which measures emotional weight. The two often don't track together for gifted readers — the Gifted Kid Paradox.