Pueblo boy is a story about a Native American boy who grew up in a small town in New Mexico. The book is written as a narrative informational text with actual pictures of the town and activities. The little boy learns how to intertwine both the culture he is growing up in as well as the culture he comes from. When he is at home he follows his Indian culture with his family but when he goes to school or hangs out with his friends he has to adjust his from his native culture to his new culture. The book shows how someone from a different culture can find a way to intertwine his own culture with his new culture. ( )

In this book we learn about a boy who is Native American and lives in New Mexico. He goes to school like American children, learns to use the computer, goes to P.E. class, and plays sports. He also follows the traditions of his culture. For example, attends an annual event in which the tribe celebrates agriculture. This is a good source to teach diversity in the classroom. ( )

Timmy is a boy who lives in a Native American tribe in New Mexico, and he has the opportunity to learn the traditions of his tribe and the world outside of his tribe. Timmy goes to school, uses computers, rides a bike, and plays pocket pool. He also gets to see how his father makes Native American art, sees his mother weave belts, dance in ceremonials acts, and learns rituals that has been passed from a long time ago. The book reflects the native’s happiness, religion, art, agriculture, beliefs, culture, and way of life. The story shows how natives have adapted to the outside society. ( )

This book tells about a the everyday life of a little boy who with a native American heritage. It tells about how he has two names and much like his two names he has a sort of double life. A "regular" one and one full of his traditions and how these two lives mix all the time and its really only one. The book also gives some background on the Pueblo people.

Review:

This book is good but extremely outdated. As I read it I could tell by the pictures that the book was at least a decade old right of the bat. None the less the author does a good job of following the boy around through out his day ad incorporating information and explaining traditions. ( )

I enjoyed reading this book. This is because it is primarily an informational text presented through the eyes of a singular “main character”, rather than a textbook. The author depicts the life of Pueblo Indians by focusing on the life of a little boy named Timmy who lives in New Mexico. This book uses great perspective because it draws the reader in using a real life person who is about the same age as the students at the reading level of the text. The story parallels the lives of the readers by describing what life is like being a Pueblo Indian, but in the present day. The author shows how they celebrate certain traditions and holidays, but also touches upon what school life is like and how they have incorporated modern-day inventions into a culture highly based off of ancient practices. Additionally, the book compares Timmy’s interests to that of what a typical American student might be interested in. On page 9, it says, “Timmy’s favorite pastimes are pocket pool, which he plays at home, and fishing at a nearby pond”. This brings closeness between the subject and reader, since those sorts of hobbies are cross-cultural, and makes the reader want to know more about the differences and similarities between their culture and Timmy’s culture. Overall, this book pushes readers to view life from the standpoint of a Pueblo Indian and encourages them to recognize that all people come from different backgrounds. This book embraces diversity and sends the message to readers that they should be proud of who they are while valuing others from different cultures, with a specific focus on Pueblo Indians. ( )