southwestern states

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southwestern states

A spoon for every bite =

Una cuchara para cada bocado
2005
In this folktale from New Mexico, a rich man tries to prove his wealth by using a new spoon for every bite and in the process is served a pretty dish of comeuppance. Presented in English and Spanish.

The Ancient Ones

The Anasazi of Mesa Verde
2002
Guided Reading series for grade 4.

Dreamplace

1998
A young visitor visiting the city that the Pueblo built describes the ruins where the Anasazi lived long ago.

The Blessing Way

2005
Navajo police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn must solve a murder apparently committed by a supernatural being, the Wolf-Witch.

Navajo code talkers

Native American heroes
1997
Discusses the establishment of the Marine Corps unit made up of Navajo Indians who served as radio operators, using their own language as a secret code, during World War II.

Paths of life

American Indians of the Southwest and northern Mexico
1996
Describes the history and culture of the Native peoples of the regions on either side of the border with Mexico.

Winging it

a beginner's guide to birds of the Southwest
2004
An illustrated beginner's guide to birds of the American Southwest which focuses on their physical characteristics, behaviors, habitat, diet, nesting, eggs, migration, call, and colorful facts about them.

Geronimo and the Apache resistance

2007
A documentary on the Apache warrior and his small band of followers who defied federal authority for more than twenty-five years.

Dust Bowl

the southern plains in the 1930s
1979

Stories on stone

rock art : images from the ancient ones
2012
Introduces young people to the beauty and mystery of rock art and suggests some answers to the intriguing puzzles it poses.

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