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GRAND CANYON: RAFTING
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American Indian Games  •  Jay Miller   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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)
 
 
North American Desert Life Coloring Book  •  Ruth Soffer   • NATURAL HISTORY • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)  •  Featuring 40 ready-to-color illustrations of the Gila monster, kit fox, prairie dog and other animals, as well as cactus and plants of the desert southwest. (SWU230, $3.95)
 
 
The Butterfly Dance  •  Gerald Dawavendawa   • LITERATURE • 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  •  Byrd Baylor  •  Peter Parnall   • LITERATURE • 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)
 
 
When Clay Sings  •  Bird Baylor   • LITERATURE • 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)
 
 
Brighty of the Grand Canyon  •  Marguerite Henry  •  Wesley Dennis   • LITERATURE • 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  •  Rina Swentzell  •  Bill Steen   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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, $6.95)
 
 
Exploring the Grand Canyon  •  Lynne Foster   • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
 
 
Ghost Horses, A Mystery in Zion National Park  •  Gloria Skurzynski   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  Life-threatening accidents keep plaguing the Landon family as they investigate the mysterious deaths of white mustangs at Zion National Park. (USW521, $4.99)
 
 
In Search of the Grand Canyon  •  Mary Ann Fraser   • EXPLORATION • 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)
 
 
Kinaalda, A Navajo Girl Grows Up  •  Monty Roessel   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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, $6.95)
 
 
Meet the Wild Southwest: Land of Hoodoos and Gila Monsters  •  Susan J. Tweit  •  Joyce Bergen   • NATURAL HISTORY • 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)
 
 
Over the Edge, A Mystery in Grand Canyon National Park  •  Gloria Skurzynski   • LITERATURE • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  The life of a biologist studying condors in the Grand Canyon is threatened in this entry in Mysteries in Our National Parks -- and the hostile teenage computer whiz in her family's foster care may be involved. (USW520, $4.99)
 
 
Sing Down the Moon  •  Scott O'Dell   • LITERATURE • 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  •  Monty Roessel   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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)
 
 
The Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde  •  Caroline Arnold  •  Richard Hewett   • ARCHAEOLOGY • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)  •  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)
 
 
The Navajo  •  Peter J. Iverson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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)
 
 
Downriver  •  Will Hobbs   • LITERATURE • YOUNG ADULTS  •  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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