Kristy Orona-Ramirez

Summary:
Kiki is upset after her teacher assumes that since she is Indian that she should know about all Indians. For spring break Kiki's parents take her to the Tiwa Indian reservation in Taos Pueblo to visit her family. While there she learns all about her heritage.

Personal Reaction:
This is a good story about being proud of your heritage. I am not crazy about the illustrations.

Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. This would be a good book to use in a lesson about Indian cultures.
2. We could bake bread in class.… (mais)

Summary:
KiKi’s journey is about a young girl who belongs to an Indian tribe but lives in the city. The people in her school thinks just because her parents were on an Indian reservation she should know stuff about all Indians. KiKi and her parents take a journey to go visit there family on the Indian reservation were KiKi learns her heart belongs both to the pueblo tribe and to the city.

Personal reaction:
I enjoyed this story because it has a couple good moral lessons to it. First just because someone is from somewhere else or is different it doesn’t mean they know everything about it. Second, family is very important and no matter where you end up in life your heart will always have a place at home, where your from!

Classroom Extension Ideas:
1. First I would have the children draw pictures of there families.
2. Then I will read the story and have the students write a story to go along with there pictures.… (mais)

Summary-Kiki belongs to a Pueblo tribe in New Mexico but lives in Los Angeles. Her family returns home during spring break where Kiki learns who she is. She connects with her heritage through her grandmother and the village. Kiki realizes she belongs both to the city and to the tribal village.

Personal- A beautiful story of a young girl coming to terms with her heritage. We all have our own personal story that makes us who we are. This story is a great reminder to treat students of other cultures as individuals.

Classroom Extension-
Geography: This could be used in conjunction with a lesson over New Mexico and its people.
Social Studies: Awesome book to introduce the Pueblo Indians to students.
Writing: Students need to know who they are and where they come from. Have them do a small family tree or write a report over their family heritage.… (mais)

Summary:
KiKi feels bad that her class thinks she knows everything about Native American just because she is one. Then she goes on a trip to visit for grandmother and learns more about her Native American heritage. She learns that even though she does not live on there that it is still part of her. She learns a great deal about herself during her visit.

Personal Reaction:
This story is a great story about a girl finding herself and learning about her heritage.

Classroom Extension:
1. We could talk about each others culture and different traditions.

2. Have the students ask questions about each others heritage and could have parents answer them for us.… (mais)