Clear, step-by-step drawings and easy-to-follow directions teach you how to carve full-size or in miniature the majestic totem poles and masks of the Native Americans from the Pacific Northwest.

A Tsimshian Indian boy proudly describes how his father carved a totem pole for the Klallam tribe and the subsequent ceremonial celebration.

Explores the history, development, and significance of the totem pole art of the Northwest Coast.

Presents an illustrated history of the totem poles of the Native peoples of the Northwest Coast and examines their form and meaning, origin and cultural significance to those in the Pacific Northwest.

Totem Poles and Masks: Art of the Northwest Coast Tribes is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.3 and Literacy.L.3.1a. Readers will explore different Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest, gaining an understanding of their art and its importance to their culture. This book should be paired with “Native American Art of the Northwest Coast" (9781477726525) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.

Explores the "language" of the totem poles carved by the First Peoples of the Pacific coast.

Gives a historical, cultural, and artistic account of the ancient craft that has grown to be a symbol of the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast