How the Stars Fell Into the Sky - A Navajo Legend

Zusatztext "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 Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Desimini, Jerrie Oughton, Jerry Oughton
• Assisted by: Lisa Desimini (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.08.1996
• EAN: 9780395779385
• ISBN: 978-0-395-77938-5
• No. of pages: 32
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic, JUVENILE FICTION: Biographical / United States, JUVENILE FICTION: Stories in Verse (see also Poetry), JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / Europe, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / Military & Wars, JUVENILE FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural, JUVENILE FICTION: War & Military