The Navajos by Sneve, Virginia Driving Haw

The Navajos (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780823460984)

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The Navajos by Sneve, Virginia Driving Haw

The Navajos

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The Navajos by Sneve, Virginia Driving Haw

The Navajos

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Format: Paperback
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In this new and updated edition, award-winning author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve introduces young readers to the Navajo peoples.

Did you know that Navajo children were given their own lambs to signal their transition into adulthood? Learn about the Navajo's creation story, resistance and resilience against Spanish colonizers, forked-stick hogan homes, sand paintings, and more.

Expertly reviewed by a member of the Navajo tribe, this updated edition provides the most up to date and accurate information on the Navajo people of the past and present. Historical information is accompanied by a section on modern life and contemporary photos

Author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve grew up on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation and is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe. She has brought the richness of Native American culture and heritage to thousands of children for over 40 years as a teacher and children's book author. Her First Americans books introduce young readers to the many diverse and unique Native American nations that first called this land home.

Author: Virginia Driving Haw Sneve
ISBN-10: 0823460983
ISBN-13: 9780823460984
Publisher: Holiday House
Language: English
Published: 12/23/2025
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
By Virginia Driving Haw Sneve
By Virginia Driving Haw Sneve
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Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, teacher and children's book author, has brought the richness of Native American culture and heritage to thousands of children for over 40 years. Virginia spent her childhood on the Rosebud Sioux reservation and now lives with her husband in Rapid City, South Dakota. She has written the First Americans picture book series for Holiday House, Jimmy Yellow Hawk, and High Elk's Treasure among others. She is the anthologist of the highly acclaimed poetry book Dancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth, illustrated by Stephen Gammell. She has received numerous honors, including the National Humanities Medal, the Human Rights Award from the South Dakota State Counselors Association, and Author-Illustrator Human and Civil Rights Award.

Renowned illustrator Ronald Himler attended the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he majored in painting and illustration. Ron has illustrated more than 75 picture books and earned many awards over the course of his career, including the prestigious Society of Illustrators Silver Medal for the cover of Red Cap.

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