And It Is Still that Way SIGNED in Dust Jacket 1976 by Byrd Baylor - Arizona - Native American - Indian - Legends

Title: And It Is Still that Way: Legends told by Arizona Indian Children

Author: Arizona Indian children; (with notes by) Byrd Baylor

Description: Signed by Baylor on title page. First printing (with full number line). Brown cloth boards stamped in black. Six pages have a small red pen mark (either a small check mark in the margin or a short (5mm.) underline, otherwise pages are clean and crisp. Dustjacket front flap has a name written above the price ($6.95) and the rear flap has extensive notes written in the upper margin. DJ in archival sleeve. x, 85, [1] pp. 8.25 x 6.25 inches.

Native American children of Arizona retell forty-one tribal legends in contemporary language. Represented are Navajo, Pima, Quechan, Hopi, Papago, San Carlos Apache, and Cocopah people. The children who wrote down these stories were all in Indian schools (which are identified) where the teachers were helping them work and learn through their own cultural heritage. Introduction and notes by Byrd Baylor.

Byrd Baylor (b. 1924) is an American novelist, essayist, and author of picture books for children. Four of her books have been designated Caldecott Honor books. She is a resident of Arizona.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Place: New York
Year: 1976

Language: English

ISBN: 0684146762

Keywords: Native American, legends, stories, folklore, children's, Arizona, Yuma, Navajo, Pima, Quechan, Hopi, Papago, San Carlos Apache, Cocopah,