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Black Mountain boy : a story of the boyhood of John Honie / written by Vada Carlson and Gary Witherspoon ; illustrated by Andy Tsinajinnie.

Carlson, Vada F. (Author). Witherspoon, Gary, (author.). Honie, John, 1901- (Added Author). Tsihnahjinnie, Andy, (illustrator.). Navaho Curriculum Center. (Added Author).

Summary:

Recounts the life of a Navajo boy in Arizona at the beginning of the century as he herded sheep and grew to manhood as the adopted son of a childless couple.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 80 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: [Rough Rock, Ariz.] : [Navaho Curriculum Center], 1968.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Prepared by the Navaho Curriculum Center, Rough Rock Demonstration School, Rough Rock, Arizona."
"In acknowledging the work done on this book, principal thanks go to John Honie who very generously made available many of his intimate experiences and feeling as a boy. Della Jumbo and Paul Platero translated the tape recordings from which the book was written. Vada Carlson prepared the original draft. After extensive research and several long days of consultation with John Honie, I revised and rewrote the text"--Page 7.
Subject:
Honie, John, 1901- > Juvenile fiction.
Navajo Indians > Juvenile fiction.
Navajo boys > Juvenile fiction.
Honie, John, 1901- > Fiction.
Navajo Indians > Fiction.
Indians of North America > Southwest, New > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lummi Library JUV CARL 1968 284024 Juv Reshelving -