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  • Writing Down the River: Into the Heart of the Grand Canyon

    Denise Chavez, Kathleen Jo Ryan, Page Lambert

    Hardcover (Northland Pub, May 1, 1998)
    Copious, dramatic color photographs and poetic quotations illustrate these essays describing the whitewater rafting experiences of 15 prominent female writers sent down the Colorado River during the summer of 1997. 11x10. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
  • Building a Bridge

    Lisa Shook Begaye, Libba Tracy

    Hardcover (Northland Pub, Sept. 1, 1993)
    On the first day of kindergarten, with the help of their teacher, a Navajo girl and a white girl learn to overlook their different appearances and become friends
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  • Antelope Woman: An Apache Folktale

    Michael Lacapa

    Hardcover (Northland Pub, Aug. 1, 1992)
    A beautiful Apache maiden follows the mysterious young man who has come to teach her people to respect "all things great and small" and becomes his wife
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  • Monster Slayer: A Navajo Folktale

    Vee Browne, Baje Whitethorne

    Hardcover (Northland Pub, July 1, 1991)
    Two brothers go in search of monsters who haunt their people's village.
  • The Sleepy Baker: A Collection of Stories and Recipes for Children/Inspired by a Childhood in Norway, With Monthly Glimpses into the Lives of Scandi

    Christin Fjeld Drake, Alexandra Eldridge

    Hardcover (Northland Pub, April 1, 1993)
    Includes twelve original stories, inspired by the author's childhood in Norway and peopled by kings, beggars, trolls, dragons, witches, and clever children, and each accompanied by a recipe
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  • Dirty Birdy Feet

    Rick Winter, Mike Lester

    Hardcover (Northland Pub, June 15, 2000)
    A family's dinnertime is disrupted when a bird flies down the chimney, starting a wild chase across the newly cleaned carpet.
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  • Turkey's Gift to the People

    Ani Rucki

    Hardcover (Northland Pub, June 1, 1992)
    When a great wall of water threatens to destroy them, the animals band together to save themselves, but it is the turkey who remembers to save the seeds they will need to rebuild their lives
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  • Less Than Half, More Than Whole

    Kathleen Lacapa, Michael Lacapa

    Paperback (Northland Pub, April 1, 1999)
    A child who is only part Native American is troubled by his mixed racial heritage
  • Building a Bridge by Lisa Shook Begaye

    Lisa Shook Begaye;Libba Tracy

    Hardcover (Northland Pub, March 15, 1733)
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  • The Two-Legged Creature: An Otoe Story

    Anna Lee Walters, Carol Bowles

    Hardcover (Northland Pub, May 1, 1993)
    Tells how, after a harmonious period in the world when Man and animals lived in peace, Man changed and became abusive, so that only Dog and Horse have remained close
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  • Jane Vs. the Tooth Fairy

    Betsy Jay, Lori Osiecki

    Hardcover (Northland Pub, July 15, 2000)
    Jane's mom and grandmother tell her that the Tooth Fairy will pay her money for her loose wiggly tooth, but Jane decides that she would rather keep the tooth.
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  • The Fox

    Leith D. Morton

    Hardcover (Northland Pub, May 1, 1992)
    A red fox travels alone through the seasons of the year, wondering at life's simple pleasures.
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