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9780823460984: The Navajos
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ISBN 10 : 0823460983 ISBN 13 : 9780823460984
Editeur : Holiday House Inc, 2025

Synopsis

In this new and updated edition, award-winning author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve introduces young readers to the Navajo peoples. Did you know that Navajo children were given their own lambs to signal their transition into adulthood? Learn about the Navajo’s creation story, resistance and resilience against Spanish colonisers, forked-stick hogan homes, sand paintings, and more. Expertly reviewed by a member of the Navajo tribe, this updated edition provides the most up to date and accurate information on the Navajo people of the past and present. Historical information is accompanied by a section on modern life and contemporary photos. Author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve grew up on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe. She has brought the richness of Native American culture and heritage to thousands of children for over 40 years as a teacher and children’s book author. Her First Americans books introduce young readers to the many diverse and unique Native American nations that first called this land home.

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À propos de l'auteur

Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, teacher and children’s book author, has brought the richness of Native American culture and heritage to thousands of children for over 40 years. Virginia spent her childhood on the Rosebud Sioux reservation and now lives with her husband in Rapid City, South Dakota. She has written the First Americans picture book series for Holiday House, Jimmy Yellow Hawk, and High Elk’s Treasure, among others. She is the anthologist of the highly acclaimed poetry book Dancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth, illustrated by Stephen Gammell. She has received numerous honours, including the National Humanities Medal, the Human Rights Award from the South Dakota State Counsellors Association, and Author-Illustrator Human and Civil Rights Award.

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Éditeur
Holiday House Inc
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0823460983
ISBN 13 
9780823460984
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Himler Ronald
Nombre de pages
32
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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