|a Indians of North America |z Southwest, New |x Folklore. |a Navajo Indians |v Folklore |v Juvenile literature. Jerrie dedicated her first book, How The Stars Fell Into The Sky to Phyllis Peacock. |a A retelling of the Navaho legend that explains the patterns of the stars in the sky. and novelist Anne Tyler, also touched a chord deep within Oughton.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.|a How the stars fell into the sky : |b a Navajo legend / |c Jerrie Oughton illustrated by Lisa Desimini. Trade Paperback available at Half Price Books. of Washington Extension, SeattleĬopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. How the Stars Fell Into the Sky: A Navajo Legend by Oughton, Jerrie / Desimini, Lisa. This handsome book might well fit into a myth or Native American collection, but it can stand on its own timely and attractive merits as well. The claret-sandstone earth and deep lapis sky, meeting at a curved horizon, dominate most pages the white of eyes and starlight punctuate the design. : How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend (9781442003644) by Jerrie Oughton and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible.
The concise and graceful text is matched with illustrations in a primitive but dramatic vein, marked by simplified shapes, saturated matte colors, and desert-stark composition. How The Stars Fell Into The Sky (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition): Oughton, Jerrie, Desimini, Lisa: 9780613001793: : Books Books Children's Books Literature & Fiction Buy used: 6.15 FREE delivery March 31 - April 5. It absolves humans of guilt (Coyote did it) and provides a First Woman who is a strong, positive, and beneficent figure. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. How the stars fell into the sky : a Navajo legend / Jerrie Oughton illustrated by Lisa Desimini. never knowing the reason for the confusion that would always dwell among them.'' This Navajo tale acknowledges the common human feeling that there IS a message in the stars-the laws of a clear and orderly universe-if it could be read. Read reviews and buy How the Stars Fell Into the Sky - by Jerrie Oughton (Paperback) at Target. As the second day dawns, the people go about their lives, ``. She takes a blanket full of her jewels (stars) and with infinite patience begins ``designing her pattern so all could read it.'' Coyote asks to help, but when he sees the magnitude of the task he grumbles, then flings the remaining stars into the night sky, forever obscuring the pattern. Arrives by Sat, Mar 18 Buy How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend, Pre-Owned Hardcover 0395587980 9780395587980 Jerrie Oughton at. Kindergarten-Grade 3- At the end of the first day, First Woman tries to convince First Man that ``The people need to know the laws.'' Impatiently, he tells her to write them in the sky.
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