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American Indian Games

American Indian Games


by Jay Miller

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A look at traditional games played by Native American children for elementary school children, featuring color photographs. (SWU28, $9.75)

The Butterfly Dance

The Butterfly Dance


by Gerald Dawavendawa

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

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)

The Desert is Theirs

The Desert is Theirs


by Byrd Baylor | Peter Parnall

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

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)

This is San Francisco

This is San Francisco


by Miroslav Sasek

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Cable cars, Chinatown and other city sights are depicted with bright, stylized illustrations in this classic portrait of San Francisco, first published in 1961 and presented here in facsimile. (CAL181, $17.95)

Two Bear Cubs, A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley

Two Bear Cubs, A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley


by Robert D. San Souci | Daniel San Souci

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 36 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

The Miwok have a legend about El Capitan, Yosemite's famous rock formation, and this is it: two bear cubs fall asleep on an ordinary rock, which then begins to grow. Nice illustrations and lots of cultural information about the Miwok, for ages 4-8. (CAL122, $14.95)

When Clay Sings

When Clay Sings


by Bird Baylor

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

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)

Ansel Adams, America's Photographer


by Beverley Gherman

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 128 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This biography of the American photographer, aimed at ages 9-12, showcases his breathtaking photos. (PHT12, $19.95)

Brighty of the Grand Canyon

Brighty of the Grand Canyon


by Marguerite Henry | Wesley Dennis

  • LITERATURE
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Originally published in 1953, this classic is based on the real-life adventures of a much-adored burro who lived at the Grand Canyon from around 1892 to 1922. Written for readers ages 9-12. (USW330, $5.99)

Children of Clay, A Family of Pueblo Potters

Children of Clay, A Family of Pueblo Potters


by Rina Swentzell | Bill Steen

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 40 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A Pueblo family finds, prepares and shapes clay, in this photo-essay on pottery traditions. Part of the "We Are Still Here" series for children 9-12. (SWU24, $8.95)

Exploring the Grand Canyon

Exploring the Grand Canyon


by Lynne Foster

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 150 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Readers ages 9-12 and their parents can explore the geology, history and wildlife of the Grand Canyon in this engaging, illustrated introduction and activity book. (SWU03, $15.95)

In Search of the Grand Canyon

In Search of the Grand Canyon


by Mary Ann Fraser

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 80 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An account of John Wesley Powell's expedition down the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon in 1869, written for readers ages 9-12. With drawings and photographs. (USW329, $12.95)

John Muir: My Life with Nature

John Muir: My Life with Nature


by Joseph Bharat Cornell

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 80 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A short introduction to the life, work and writings of John Muir. (CAL120, $9.95)

Kinaalda, A Navajo Girl Grows Up

Kinaalda, A Navajo Girl Grows Up


by Monty Roessel

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

This children's book follows Celinda McKelvey, a 13-year-old Navajo girl, as she performs and celebrates Kinaalda, a traditional Navajo rite-of-passage ceremony. An informative guide for middle school children, with color photographs. (SWU23, $8.95)

Meet the Wild Southwest: Land of Hoodoos and Gila Monsters

Meet the Wild Southwest: Land of Hoodoos and Gila Monsters


by Susan J. Tweit | Joyce Bergen

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 124 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

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)

Navajo Long Walk, The Tragic Story of a Proud People's Forced March from Their Homeland


by Shonto Begay | Joseph Bruchac

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 64 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A shameful chapter of American policy, the Navajos' forced relocation in the 1860s, is introduced to a new generation of readers in this handsomely illustrated history. Ages 9-12. (SWU131, $18.95)

Sing Down the Moon

Sing Down the Moon


by Scott O'Dell

  • LITERATURE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 137 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

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)

Songs from the Loom, A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave

Songs from the Loom, A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave


by Monty Roessel

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

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)

Stories from Where We Live, The California Coast

Stories from Where We Live, The California Coast


by Sara St. Antoine | Paul Mirocha | Trudy Nicholson

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A young traveler's literary companion to coastal California. (CAL94, $10.95)

The Navajo


by Peter J. Iverson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 111 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An illustrated introduction to Navajo culture and art for a middle-school audience in the Indians of North America series from Chelsea House. (SWU26, $30.00)

Esperenza Rising


by Pam Munoz Ryan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

An engaging coming-of-age tale infused with history. When her father dies, 14-year-old Esperanza must abandon her privileged life on a Mexican ranch for the grim reality of 1930s agricultural labor camps in California. (USW426, $6.99)

Ishi, Last of his Tribe


by Theodora Kroeber

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1973
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS
  • OUT OF PRINT

A classic account of Indian life -- and its destruction -- in California after the Gold Rush. (CAL100, $6.50)

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Island of the Blue Dolphins


by Scott O'Dell

  • LITERATURE
  • 1971
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

The gripping story of a courageous American Indian girl left abandoned by her tribe on an island off the California coast. Recommended for children ages 12 and up, Karana's struggle to survive is riveting. (PAC78, $6.99)

The Circuit, Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child


by Francisco Jimenez

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 134 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Jiminez retells, in simple, child's-eye prose, his experiences as an illegal Mexican migrant worker in the fields of California in the mid-20th century. It's a quiet, episodic book, simultaneously moving and matter-of-fact. (CAL197, $14.95)

 

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