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The Navajo Nation

2000
A history of the largest group of Native Americans in the United States and a description of their homes, educational system, government, ceremonies, stories, location, and their role as codetalkers.

Annie and the Old One

1971
A Navajo girl unravels a day's weaving on a rug whose completion, she believes, will mean the death of her grandmother.

The art of the Southwest Indians

1971
Describes and discusses wall and sand paintings, Katchina dolls, pottery, and other forms of Southwest Indian art. Illustrated with black and white photographs.

Baby rattlesnake

1989
Willful Baby Rattlesnake throws tantrums to get his rattle before he's ready, but he misuses it and learns a lesson.

The little seven-colored horse

a Spanish American folktale
1995
With perseverance and the help of a magical horse, Juanito, the youngest son of a farmer, wins the hand of the mayor's beautiful daughter.

The shepherd boy

1994
As a young Navajo boy brings his family's sheep home one evening, he discovers one is missing and sets out to rescue it before nightfall.

The Navajos

1993
Provides an overview of the history, culture, and ways of life of the Navajo Indians.

Coyote

a trickster tale from the American Southwest
1994
Coyote, who has a nose for trouble, insists that the blackbirds teach him how to fly, but the experience ends in disaster for him.

How the stars fell into the sky

a Navajo legend
1992
A retelling of the Navajo legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky.
Cover image of How the stars fell into the sky

The Pueblos

1998
Examines the culture, history, and society of the Pueblo people.
Cover image of The Pueblos

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