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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story

Kevin Noble Maillard

This picture book explores fry bread as food, shape, sound, time, and history. It considers the bread’s place in Native American traditions across many tribal nations, from everyday meals to holidays, powwows, and festivals. Through sensory details and family scenes, the book also connects fry bread with Indigenous history, including displacement and stolen land.

This book appears on 4 reading lists across 1 edition from 4 organizations.

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Book details

Themes
Cultural Heritage · Family · Food And Cooking · History
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Published
October 22, 2019
ISBN-13
9781626727465
Language
English
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