This exciting story introduces the use of the Native American "talking stick" and the "lightening stick" through the unique, black and white painted pottery images used by the Mimbres Indians of southwest New Mexico. The story centers on five Mimbres children who empower themselves to become active, contributing citizens of their village. Their life experiences teach them courage, empathy, tolerance and determination on their journey toward adulthood. The children are brought to life through the illustrated scenes of everyday activity as depicted on the pottery bowls by Mimbres artists of a...
This exciting story introduces the use of the Native American "talking stick" and the "lightening stick" through the unique, black and white painted p...
Listening Boy learns to be a planter while recovering from his injury and his cousins, especially Hits With A Fist, help with various tasks, including one special project that proves to be important to their entire village.
Listening Boy learns to be a planter while recovering from his injury and his cousins, especially Hits With A Fist, help with various tasks, including...
Runs Like The Wind was a young girl who lived in a southwest New Mexico Mimbres pueblo long ago. Her little brother, Sleeps Too Much, fell asleep one day while watching wild turkeys that were important to his pueblo. He dreamed of hearing the ferocious roar of a mountain lion...or was the roar real? He told his cousin Hits With His Fist about hearing the lion's roar. Strong Bear, the children's father, knew Sleeps Too Much had a big imagination. He doubted the story his son told about the lion. The village elders began to doubt him as well. Would his sister believe him? This is a story of how...
Runs Like The Wind was a young girl who lived in a southwest New Mexico Mimbres pueblo long ago. Her little brother, Sleeps Too Much, fell asleep one ...
