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Owl in the Cedar Tree
By N.Scott Momaday, Don Perceval (Illustrated by)

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14 Ratings by Goodreads
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Format
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
United States, 1 June 1992

'The story is told sensitively and knowledgeably, giving readers a sympathetic picture of Navajo life at the middle of the twentieth century' - "American Indian Quarterly". 'Details of Navajo culture and religious beliefs and suggestions of the conflict between traditional ways and the white man's ways are accurate and interesting' - "Library Journal". 'Excellent reader for middle grades, written by an American Indian' - "Booklist".Haske, a Navaho boy, is torn between the past of his people's rich, self-sustaining culture and a present that opens up new possibilities. His parents propel him in one direction, his grandfather in another, his teacher in still another. The boy has a secret wish, but its fulfillment seems beyond reach. At night he listens to the hoot of the owl in the cedar tree and wonders if good fortune or bad is in store. This beautifully written story finally supplies the answer. The author, Natachee Scott Momaday, was born in Kentucky of French, Cherokee Indian, and English lineage. She spent much of her life teaching on Indian reservations. In 1968 the Press Women of New Mexico presented her the Zia Award as the outstanding woman writer of that state. Her famous family includes the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist N. Scott Momaday.


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'The story is told sensitively and knowledgeably, giving readers a sympathetic picture of Navajo life at the middle of the twentieth century' - "American Indian Quarterly". 'Details of Navajo culture and religious beliefs and suggestions of the conflict between traditional ways and the white man's ways are accurate and interesting' - "Library Journal". 'Excellent reader for middle grades, written by an American Indian' - "Booklist".Haske, a Navaho boy, is torn between the past of his people's rich, self-sustaining culture and a present that opens up new possibilities. His parents propel him in one direction, his grandfather in another, his teacher in still another. The boy has a secret wish, but its fulfillment seems beyond reach. At night he listens to the hoot of the owl in the cedar tree and wonders if good fortune or bad is in store. This beautifully written story finally supplies the answer. The author, Natachee Scott Momaday, was born in Kentucky of French, Cherokee Indian, and English lineage. She spent much of her life teaching on Indian reservations. In 1968 the Press Women of New Mexico presented her the Zia Award as the outstanding woman writer of that state. Her famous family includes the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist N. Scott Momaday.

Product Details
EAN
9780803281844
ISBN
0803281846
Other Information
Illustrations plans transparencies
Dimensions
21.2 x 15.3 x 0.9 centimeters (0.21 kg)

About the Author

The author, Natachee Scott Momaday, was born in Kentucky of French, Cherokee Indian, and English lineage. She spent much of her life teaching on Indian reservations. In 1968 the Press Women of New Mexico presented her the Zia Award as the outstanding woman writer of that state. Her famous family includes the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist N. Scott Momaday.

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"The story is told sensitively and knowledgeably, giving readers a sympathetic picture of Navajo life at the middle of the twentieth century."—American Indian Quarterly

"Details of Navajo culture and religious beliefs and suggestions of the conflict between traditional ways and the white man's ways are accurate and interesting."—Library Journal

"Excellent reader for middle grades, written by an American Indian."—Booklist

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