Lyons Regional Library

Coyote, who has a nose for trouble, insists that the crows teach him how to fly, but the experience ends in disaster for him. A group of crows gives a trickster coyote a dose of his own medicine when they tire of his conceited bragging after they agree to teach him how to dance, sing, and fly

Includes retellings of six Tewa Indian legends and a brief biographical section about the author, who is a noted American Indian artist.

Kokopelli the Cicada leads the Ant People from the Dark World up to various other worlds and finally to the Green World, helping teach them along the way what they will need to know to survive and thrive there as the First People.

Coyote, who has a nose for trouble, insists that the crows teach him how to fly, but the experience ends in disaster for him.

A retelling of a traditional Navajo creation myth which explains how water came to earth.

A collection of stories passed down orally for generations, reflecting the customs and traditional beliefs of the Pueblo people.

The stories in this collection are from the Native people of the American Southwest: the Pueblo, Navajo, Ute, and Apache tribes of the Colorado Plateau. They have rich and long-standing cultural heritages, of which storytelling has always been an important part.

Hawk rescues an abandoned crow's nest, and when the baby birds hatch, Crow returns to claim her children but finds that they want to stay with the only mother they've ever known.

In this traditional tale, a great magic elk helps a mute Native American boy find his voice.

A retelling of the Indian legend which explains why the Navajo always plant a scattering of zinnia flowers among their food crops and respect every spider.