Sun Journey: A Story of Zuni Pueblo - Softcover

Clark, John O. E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0941270483 ISBN 13: 9780941270489

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 1988

Synopsis

Ann Nolan Clark's sensitive text and Zuni artist Percy Tsisete Sandy's authentic illustrations follow the daily life of a ten-year-old Zuni Indian boy, Ze-do, and his Grandfather Hotima, Sun Priest of Zuni Pueblo.

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Review:

"Children with an interest in Indian life and lore will enjoy this book, and adults will not find it a chore to read aloud."

From the Back Cover:

Sun JourneyA Story of Zuni PuebloAnn Nolan Clark's sensitive text and Zuni artist Percy Tsisete Sandy's authentic illustrations follow the daily life of a ten-year-old Zuni Indian boy, Ze-do, and his Grandfather Hotima, Sun Priest of Zuni Pueblo. Ze-do has returned from three years at a government boarding school, and he must learn and relearn the ways of his people. In the 21 shapters, the boy--and the reader-learns from his grandfather the important lessons of Zuni life through the seasons--from prayer sticks, planting, and games to dancing, rituals, and Shalako. Suitable for ages 8 and up, Sun Journay is a reissue of a volumn in the Pueblo Series of Indian Life Readers, Publications of the Branch of Education, Bureau of Indian Affiars, United States Department of the Interior. Originally published in 1945 by the Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas, this delightful and valuable resource will intrigue readers of all ages.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0941270483
• ISBN 13: 9780941270489
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 85