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How the Stars Fell Into the Sky: A Navajo Legend

by Jerrie Oughton

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This retelling of a Navajo folktale explains how First Woman tried to write the laws of the land using stars in the sky, only to be thwarted by the trickster Coyote.
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Jerrie Oughton has written several novels for young adults. Her first, Music From a Place Called Half Moon. was awarded the Bank Street College Children's Book Award. She lives with her husband in Lexington, Kentucky.
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ISBN:
9780395779385
Subtitle:
A Navajo Legend
ill.:
Desimini, Lisa
Author:
Oughton, Jerrie
Author:
Desimini, Lisa
Author:
Desimini, Lisa
Publisher:
Sandpiper
Location:
Boston :
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
Indians of north america
Subject:
Legends, Myths, & Fables - General
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Native American
Subject:
Legends
Subject:
Folklore
Subject:
Navajo Indians
Subject:
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Folklore.
Subject:
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New.
Subject:
Children s Folk Tales-North American
Subject:
Children s Folk Tales-Mythical Creatures
Copyright:
1996
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series Volume:
v. 12
Publication Date:
March 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from K up to 3
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
9.92x7.80x.12 in. .32 lbs.
Age Level:
04-08
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