Author :
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 25,89 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780826309105
A Zuni myth first recorded a century ago.
Author : Tony Hillerman
Publisher : Harpercollins
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 1972-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780060223120
Reprint. Originally published: New York: Harper & Row, 1972.
Author : Tony Hillerman
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 1986-07-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0826356745
As readers of Tony Hillerman's detective novels know, he is a skilled interpreter of southwestern Indian cultures. In this book, first published in 1972, he recounts a Zuni myth first recorded a century ago by the anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing. Hillerman's version of the story, written to be read by children ten years old and up, will have equal appeal for adults with an interest in Native American culture. "In our society," Hillerman explains, "this would be called a 'Bible story.' Like stories based on the Old Testament, this narrative is intended to teach both the history and morality of a people." It tells the consequences of a drought in which Zuni crops were ruined and the tribe was forced to accept charity from neighboring Hopis.
Author : Kristina Rodanas
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,22 MB
Release : 1995-03
Category :
ISBN : 9780780750333
Long ago, the people known as the Ashiwi offended the Corn Maidens, the spirits who had given them bountiful harvests. Hard times came, and it was left to a boy and his little sister to restore the good fortune of their people. American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Full-color illustrations.
Author : Jaleigh Johnson
Publisher : Yearling
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 36,4 MB
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0385376472
For fans of Wrinkle in Time and The School of Good and Evil, the New York Times bestseller The Mark of the Dragonfly is a fast-paced adventure story about a mysterious girl and a fearless boy, set in a magical world that is both exciting and dangerous. Piper has never seen the Mark of the Dragonfly until she finds the girl amid the wreckage of a caravan in the Meteor Fields. The girl doesn’t remember a thing about her life, but the intricate tattoo on her arm is proof that she’s from the Dragonfly Territories and that she’s protected by the king. Which means a reward for Piper if she can get the girl home. The one sure way to the Territories is the 401, a great old beauty of a train. But a ticket costs more coin than Piper could make in a year. And stowing away is a difficult prospect—everyone knows that getting past the peculiar green-eyed boy who stands guard is nearly impossible. Life for Piper just turned dangerous. A little bit magical. And very exciting, if she can manage to survive the journey. Praise for The Mark of the Dragonfly: ★ “This magnetic middle-grade debut…[is] a page-turner that defies easy categorization and ought to have broad appeal.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred ★ “Heart, brains, and courage find a home in a steampunk fantasy worthy of a nod from Baum.”-- Kirkus Reviews, Starred ★ “A fantastic and original tale of adventure and magic...Piper is a heroine to fall in love with: smart, brave, kind, and mechanically inclined to boot.”—School Library Journal, Starred “A complex and impeccably developed plot—there is plenty to recommend in this novel.”—The Bulletin “Appealing characters and lots of action make it a good choice for young adventure readers.”—Booklist
Author : Julia Golding
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,43 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780761455820
A young adult fantasy about a teenage couple who are forced to marry to join their two kingdoms
Author : Kacen Callender
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 26,4 MB
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 133812935X
A 2021 Coretta Scott King Honor Book! Winner of the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature! Winner of the 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry! In a small but turbulent Louisiana town, one boy's grief takes him beyond the bayous of his backyard, to learn that there is no right way to be yourself. FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Booklist School Library Journal Publishers Weekly The Horn Book Twelve-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid has turned into a dragonfly. When Khalid unexpectedly passed away, he shed what was his first skin for another to live down by the bayou in their small Louisiana town. Khalid still visits in dreams, and King must keep these secrets to himself as he watches grief transform his family. It would be easier if King could talk with his best friend, Sandy Sanders. But just days before he died, Khalid told King to end their friendship, after overhearing a secret about Sandy-that he thinks he might be gay. "You don't want anyone to think you're gay too, do you?" But when Sandy goes missing, sparking a town-wide search, and King finds his former best friend hiding in a tent in his backyard, he agrees to help Sandy escape from his abusive father, and the two begin an adventure as they build their own private paradise down by the bayou and among the dragonflies. As King's friendship with Sandy is reignited, he's forced to confront questions about himself and the reality of his brother's death. The Thing About Jellyfish meets The Stars Beneath Our Feet in this story about loss, grief, and finding the courage to discover one's identity, from the author of Hurricane Child.
Author : Tony Hillerman
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 40,42 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 9780006179597
Reprint. Originally published: New York: Harper & Row, 1972.
Author : Jay Williams
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 26,72 MB
Release : 2020-06-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1479454869
A mistake by Danny leads to one of the Professor';s most startling inventions—ISIT, the Invisibility Simulator with Intromittent Transmission—a dragonfly-like probe which could be piloted with a telepresence helmet and gauntlet gloves. They all get to try it out. Irene uses it for bird watching. Joe investigates a bee hive. And Danny discovers a bully plans to cheat in a spelling bee. But none of them realizes the ISIT has military possibilities—until a general tries to sieze it!
Author : Judy Allen
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 15,63 MB
Release : 2004-05-13
Category :
ISBN : 9781634196451
The most colorful wings on the pond belong to the nimble dragonfly, but this delicate flying insect didn't begin life in the air. In Backyard Books: Are You a Dragonfly? by Judy Allen with illustrations by Tudor Humphries, the secrets of metamorphosis are unfurled through the story of a familiar backyard creature.
