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The Butterfly Dance
• Gerald Dawavendawa
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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To bring rain to the parched land of the Southwest, a young Hopi girl and her family, part of the "Rabbit Clan," perform the "Butterfly Dance." This tale depicts the characters as animals in wonderful illustrations.
(SWU25, $14.95)
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The Desert is Theirs
• Byrd Baylor
• Peter Parnall
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Baylor sweetly conjures the desert and its residents, both human and animal, in verse in this Caldecott Honor Book for younger readers, featuring large, evocative watercolor paintings.
(SWU106, $7.99)
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When Clay Sings
• Bird Baylor
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Bird Baylor's book, first published in 1972, endures as a remarkable evocation of the southwestern landscape and its ancient inhabitants. Tom Bahti illustrated; ages 4-8.
(SWU103, $6.99)
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Bryce & Zion, Danger in the Narrows
• Mike Graf
• MYSTERY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• COMING IN MARCH
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Balancing facts and color photographs with a good adventure story, the Adventures with the Parkers series is a great introduction to National Parks for readers aged 9-12. In this installment, the Parker family travels to Bryce and Zion, where they aid an injured hiker and then face a crisis of their own when they're caught in a thunderstorm while hiking in the Narrows.
(SWU286, $9.95)
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Geology Rocks!, 50 Hands-On Activities to Explore the Earth
• Cindy Blobaum
• SCIENCE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Illustrations and instructions help kids design an earthquake-proof building, create a "forming" cave, become a paleontologist, and observe first-hand the effects of erosion, acid rain, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
(GEO57, $12.95)
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Ghost Horses, A Mystery in Zion National Park
• Gloria Skurzynski
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Life-threatening accidents keep plaguing the Landon family as they investigate the mysterious deaths of white mustangs at Zion National Park.
(USW521, $4.99)
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Meet the Wild Southwest: Land of Hoodoos and Gila Monsters
• Susan J. Tweit
• Joyce Bergen
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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This lively, artfully illustrated compendium of facts and trivia on geology, climate, plants, animals, birds and bugs, geared for readers 9-12, is a great introduction to the natural history of the Southwest for the whole family.
(SWU06, $14.95)
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Sing Down the Moon
• Scott O'Dell
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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The historical novel of 14-year-old Bright Morning and her friend Running Bird, who are captured from Canyon de Chelly by Spanish slavers. For readers ages 9-12, this book received the Newbery Honor Award.
(USW162, $6.99)
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Songs from the Loom, A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave
• Monty Roessel
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An introduction to Navajo weaving for children 9-12 and presented in the form of a photographic essay depicting the author's daughter learning the traditions of her ancestors.
(SWU22, $8.95)
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Utah
• P. J. Neri
• GUIDEBOOK
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An entry in the "From Sea to Shining Sea" series, this illustrated panorama of Utah's past and present helps young readers understand how the state fits into the mosaic of America's history.
(SWU287, $7.95)
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Bagging Big Bugs
• Boris Kondratieff
• Whitney Cranshaw
• FIELD GUIDE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A field guide to Rocky Mountain insects for young entomology enthusiasts. The book includes much natural history and distribution information. Geared towards ages 12 and up, and fun for the entire family.
(USW401, $16.95)
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Downriver
• Will Hobbs
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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Ditching an outdoor survival program for troubled youth, eight teens embark on an unsupervised journey along the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. A fast-paced story full of mishaps and near disatsers.
(USW328, $6.99)
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Walker of Time
• Helen Hughes Vick
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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Two Hopi teens travel back 750 years to their ancestral home, visiting the world of the Sinagua people.
(USW160, $13.95)
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