Did you know that natives of the Northwest used dried sharkskin to sand
totem poles? Or that horses were called medicine dogs, because dogs had
been used to aid in hunting before horses were introduced by Europeans?
In D is for Drum: A Native America Alphabet, readers will get an A-Z
introduction to the many customs and cultures of the first people of
this beautiful land. Bison, teepees, Kachinas and dugout canoes will all
help to paint a fascinating picture of the more than 500 indigenous
tribes inhabiting the Americas.