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Dream Feather
Guided by the wisdom within the Grandfathers’ words, a young boy follows the Dream Feather from the quiet of night to the awakening that radiates from the other side of the Sun.
The Way To Make Perfect Mountains: Native American Legends Of Sacred Mountains
Presents a collection of legends about North American Indians.
D Is For Drum
“Readers get an A-Z introduction to the customs and cultures of the first people inhabiting the Americas. Topics include Bison, teepees, Kachinas, and dugout canoes inhabiting the Americas”–Provided by publisher.
A Snake Falls To Earth
Fifteen-year-olds Nina and Oli come from different words–she is a Lipan Apache living in Texas and he is a cottonmouth from the Reflecting World–but their lives intersect when Oli journeys to Earth to find a cure for his ailing friend and they end up helping each other save their families.
Who Wants To Be A Prairie Dog? (Navajo Fairy Tales)
A young Navajo boy must participate in his family’s annual sheep dip. As he follows the sheep to the dipping site, he is led on an adventure and must choose what is more important: his needs or the needs of others.
Alice Yazzie’s Year
Twelve free verse poems chronicle the events and feelings of a Navajo girl’s eleventh year.
The Nicest Gift
A little boy living in a Los Angeles barrio is desolate when Christmas Day arrives and his lost dog still hasn’t been found.
Lewis Tewanima
As a young boy, Lewis Tewanima was forced from his Hopi village into a government boarding school, where he was prohibited from practicing his native language and traditions. He found that running was a way to bridge the gap between his Indian heritage and American culture, and his talent led him to the 1912 Olympics and a silver medal.
Circle Of Wonder
A mute Indian child has an extraordinary experience one Christmas when, following a figure who seems to be his beloved grandfather who has died, he becomes part of a circle in which he, animals, nature, and all the world join in a moment of peace and good will.