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$12.00$14.00
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$10.00$12.00
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Why this book
Living culture. Not a unit on the past.
Who it's for
Ages 0-3. Native story in the present tense, not a costume day.
Conversation starter
Who helps this child belong to their people, and how?
Try this
Twice. You read the words. Then they tell you the pictures.
Pair with
Two titles that deepen the same conversation.
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A kernel of Hopi corn tells how it is planted, harvested, and used. Hopi and English. Emmett Navakuku illustrates. Salina Bookshelf.
$10.00$12.00
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