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southwestern states

Juan Verdades, the man who couldn't tell a lie =

El hombre que no sabi?a mentir
A retelling, in English and Spanish, of the tale of a wealthy rancher who is so certain of the honesty of his foreman that he wagers his ranch.

The Navajos

Provides an overview of the history, culture, and ways of life of the Navajo Indians.

The Pueblo

An introduction to the Pueblo people, explaining who they are, reviewing the history of the Pueblo, examining key aspects of Pueblo culture, and looking at Pueblo traditions that continue into the twenty-first century.

La llorona =

The weeping woman : an Hispanic legend told in Spanish and English
A retelling, in parallel English and Spanish text, of the traditional tale told in the Southwest and in Mexico of how the beautiful Maria became a ghost.

El Cucuy!

a bogeyman cuento in English and Spanish
A retelling of the story of two sisters who do not obey their father and are carried off into the mountains by El Cucuy.

The true death of Billy the Kid

being an authentic narrative of the final days in his brief and turbulent life
2018
In graphic novel format look at the final days of the outlaw known as 'Billy the Kid.'.
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With hand and heart

a portrait of Southwestern Native American artists
2001
Profiles the traditional art forms of Southwest American artists, showcasing vases and bowls, Navajo blankets, and storyteller figures.

Pueblo

Describes the construction of and culture behind the Southwest Native Americans' pueblo buildings, and includes instructions for making a model pueblo.

Code Talker

a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.

Runs With Horses

Sixteen years old in 1886, Runs With Horses trains to become a warrior with Geronimo's band of Apaches in the American Southwest.
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