Children's Books
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$14.95
Coyote & Little Turtle/Iisaw Niqw Yongosonhoya: A Traditional Hopi Tale
By Herschel Talashoema
In this traditional story, in Hopi and English and illustrated by the children of the Hotevilla-Bacavi Community School, Coyote once again is outwitted, this time by Turtle.
$11.16
By Jan Bourdeau Waboose
A child and his grandfather spend the day together, morning, noon, and night; on the lake, a rocky cliff, and the woods. This quiet, beautiful story, with illustrations that are perfect, gives meaning to "we are all related."
$16.95
By Susan Welsh-Smith and Rie Muñoz
Told in the voice of young children, this story tells how Andy, an Old English Sheepdog, temporarily joins the community in an Inupiat village.
$6.00
Where Did You Get Your Moccasins?
By Bernelda Wheeler
In answer to his classmates' questions about his moccasins, a child describes in detail how his kookum, his grandmother, made them. Each page builds on the previous one, and some children will like the unexpected ending.
$8.95
Just a Walk By Jordan Wheeler
"One day Chuck decided to go for a walk. He didn't know where, so he followed a hawk...." Youngest listeners will scream with delight as each rhyming couplet describes a new catastrophe for the adventurous Chuck. And the ending is just perfect.
$10.00
When the World Ended, How Hummingbird Got Fire, How People Were Made: Rumsien Ohlone Stories
By Linda Yamane
"Once, a very long time ago, something happened to the world. The ocean rose up higher and higher, covering the land little by little, rising up and up until nearly everything was covered over with water. And Eagle, who was the captain back in those times, was all alone...." These stories are a gift from the Rumsien Ohlone people. As Linda Yamane writes, "They are here for us to live with and learn from. They are still here."
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