false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166509423m/12725.jpg 12725 10 The Spanish Slavers were an ever-present threat to the Navaho way of life.  One lovely spring day, fourteen-year-old Bright Morning and her friend Running Bird took their sheep to pasture.  The sky was clear blue against the red buttes of the Canyon de Chelly, and the fields and orchards of the Navahos promised a rich harvest.  Bright Morning was happy as she gazed across the beautiful valley that was the home of her tribe.  She turned when Black Dog barked, and it was then that she saw the Spanish slavers riding straight toward her.   385669 book 1970 Sing Down the Moon total:658|5:114|4:214|3:257|2:53|1:20| 658 2323 803 68 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 07:05:42 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 07:10:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 17:29:59 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 17:10:50 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 15 12:40:02 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 13:55:00 -0700 2009 Island of the Blue Dolphins set the bar really high. After that book, this one is a disappointment. The story is sad, actually tragic. But there really isn't any depth. You don't get to know the characters, there isn't much description of how they live. I was just a bit disappointed. I expecte...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 07:46:36 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 09:16:44 -0700 2009
This book is about a young Navaho girl who experiences the con...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 13:06:37 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 13:09:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 21:44:36 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 21:47:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 15 19:05:18 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 19:13:01 -0700 2008 on the road to the American Indian concentration camp. Even though this story leans more toward the children's books category, it does have a great representation of the story's message and much ma...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 31 07:49:30 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 07:50:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Apr 24 05:54:58 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 06:54:05 -0700 2009
This goes for my Multi-cultural read. ]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 25 14:50:24 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 12:20:49 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 14:50:24 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 19:00:27 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 07:02:48 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 02 11:07:21 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 11:08:10 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Feb 02 21:35:25 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 21:36:06 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 25 14:11:17 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 14:11:50 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 18:13:32 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 18:15:37 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jul 31 07:55:32 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 07:56:10 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Dec 29 20:06:04 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 16 16:22:49 -0700 2009 1 I think the main idea of this book is what it was like growing up in a Navajo village when settlers were arriving. An example is when Bright Morning and her friend get kidnapped by the Spanish slavers when they were ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 11 21:55:34 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 21:56:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 03 14:38:16 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 14:38:47 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 06 13:11:29 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 13:13:14 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12725