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How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend (Paperback)

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By Jerrie Oughton, Lisa Desimini (Illustrator)
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Description


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.

About the Author


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.

Praise For…


"Oughton's fine debut provides Desimini with the best vehicle she's had for her spare, powerful style . . . A dramatically handsome setting for an especially noble Native American tale." Kirkus Reviews with Pointers —


Product Details
ISBN: 9780395779385
ISBN-10: 0395779383
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication Date: March 3rd, 1996
Pages: 32
Language: English