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Discusses the history, culture, beliefs, changing ways, and notable people of the Navajo.

Presents the history, culture, and way of life of the Navajos, the largest native American group in the United States today.

Navajo stories and poems with explanatory material.

Examines the life and legacy of outlaw Billy the Kid, and discusses his role in the settlement of the American West.

A girl's diary records the year 1848 during which she, her brother, mother, and stepfather traveled the Santa Fe trail from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe.

A young Navajo girl recounts the events of 1864 when her tribe was forced to march to Fort Sumner as prisoners of the white soldiers.

Examines the deserts of the Southwest, their ecosystems, and their responses to temperature and weather.

Discusses the history of the southwestern region of the United States from the sixteenth century to the Mexican War, examining the interactions between the Spanish, Indians, and American pioneers.

Brothers Topo and Mono discover a skeleton in a shack and decide top play detective.

Describes the dwellings of the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest, including the rectangular buildings of stone and clay called pueblos, underground community rooms known as kivas, and cliff dwellings.