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American Indian Games
• Jay Miller
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A look at traditional games played by Native American children for elementary school children, featuring color photographs.
(SWU28, $9.75)
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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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This is San Francisco
• Miroslav Sasek
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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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)
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Two Bear Cubs, A Miwok Legend from California's Yosemite Valley
• Robert D. San Souci
• Daniel San Souci
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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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)
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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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Ansel Adams, America's Photographer
• Beverley Gherman
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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This biography of the American photographer, aimed at ages 9-12, showcases his breathtaking photos.
(PHT12, $19.95)
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Brighty of the Grand Canyon
• Marguerite Henry
• Wesley Dennis
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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)
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Children of Clay, A Family of Pueblo Potters
• Rina Swentzell
• Bill Steen
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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, $6.95)
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Exploring the Grand Canyon
• Lynne Foster
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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)
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In Search of the Grand Canyon
• Mary Ann Fraser
• EXPLORATION
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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)
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John Muir: My Life with Nature
• Joseph Bharat Cornell
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A short introduction to the life, work and writings of John Muir.
(CAL120, $9.95)
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Kinaalda, A Navajo Girl Grows Up
• Monty Roessel
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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, $6.95)
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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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Navajo Long Walk, The Tragic Story of a Proud People's Forced March from Their Homeland
• Shonto Begay
• Joseph Bruchac
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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)
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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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Stories from Where We Live, The California Coast
• Sara St. Antoine
• Paul Mirocha
• Trudy Nicholson
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A young traveler's literary companion to coastal California.
(CAL94, $10.95)
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The Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde
• Caroline Arnold
• Richard Hewett
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Caroline Arnold recaps what we know about the Anasazi -- and what we don't know -- in this informative reference for kids. With color photographs, this glimpse into the work of an archaeologist is geared for readers aged 9-12.
(SWU105, $7.95)
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The Navajo
• Peter J. Iverson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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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)
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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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Esperenza Rising
• Pam Munoz Ryan
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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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)
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
• Scott O'Dell
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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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)
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The Circuit, Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
• Francisco Jimenez
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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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, $11.95)
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