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Jingle Dancer - 'Cynthia Leitich Smith', 'Ying-Hwa Hu'
Jingle Dancer
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Jenna, a contemporary Muscogee (Creek) girl in Oklahoma, wants to honor a family tradition by jingle dancing at the next powwow. But where will she find enough jingles for her dress? An unusual, warm family story, beautifully evoked in Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu's watercolor art.Notable... show more
Jenna, a contemporary Muscogee (Creek) girl in Oklahoma, wants to honor a family tradition by jingle dancing at the next powwow. But where will she find enough jingles for her dress? An unusual, warm family story, beautifully evoked in Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu's watercolor art.Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2001, National Council for SS & Child. Book Council
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780688162412 (068816241X)
ASIN: 068816241X
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
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TsalagiWriter
TsalagiWriter rated it
4.0 Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Jenna wants to jingle dance at the next Powwow. But She doesn't have enough jingles for her dress, and there is no time to order any. Where will she find the jingles in time for the Powwow. This is quite a wonderful story. Beautiful and heartwarming, full of tradition and heritage. I know this was...
Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it
4.0
A great story - lots of fabulous intergenerational interaction. I imagine any girl who reads this is going to want her very own jingle dress ASAP! I kinda want one myself...
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