How the Stars Fell Into the Sky: A Navajo Legend
by Jerrie Oughton (Author) Lisa Desimini (Illustrator)
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.
"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, pointer
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The pictures have a marvelous depth, with a sense of infinite space beyond the curved rim of the earth.
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Complemented by rich, jewellike illustrations, the story has the sense of a universal myth.
Kirkus
A dramatically handsome setting for an especially noble Native American tale..
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Navajo Indians
