Race to the Moonrise: An Ancient JourneyRace to the Moonrise is the delightful story of two engaging children living in what is now northern Mexico around 1200 A.D.; Little Basket is a young girl with special powers and Long Legs is her strong, brave, and protective brother. They must travel from their home all the way to the home of the people of the Far North (in an area now known as Chimney Rock, in present-day Colorado). While following the adventures of these two children, we learn about many of the early civilizations and cultures. This book was approved for use with Native American children by the Intertribal Cultural Committee of the Council for Indian Education. |
Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 5 |
Section 3 | 11 |
Section 4 | 17 |
Section 5 | 24 |
Section 6 | 27 |
Section 7 | 29 |
Section 8 | 34 |
Section 10 | 44 |
Section 11 | 45 |
Section 12 | 46 |
Section 13 | 51 |
Section 14 | 60 |
Section 15 | 63 |
Section 16 | 68 |
Section 17 | 86 |
Common terms and phrases
Ancestral Puebloans asked Long Legs ball court bird bowls Canal canyon CHACO CANYON clay doll Cliff Dwellers climbed Colorado corn cotton cape cried crowd desert doorway eyes face father Finger Rocks Fire Keeper fliers girl gods grabbed guard hair head Hohokam Hopi huge journey juniper kiva Kokopelli Ladder Dance Legs and Little Little Basket lizard Long Legs felt Long Legs heard Long Legs looked Long Legs noticed Long Legs saw Long Legs thought macaw medicine Mimbres River MOGOLLON moon moon rabbit Moonrise Ceremony Mother Mountain move necklaces night North offerings pack Painted Boy Parrot Clan pinyon nuts pinyon pine plaza poles priests PUEBLO purple shells rabbit fur blanket rest river River Pool Salt Bay shoulder Sinagua sister sleep smiled Squawk stared tattooed thin thought Long Legs Three Mesas Thunder Voice town trail travelers trees turquoise Uncle village Volcano Weaver woman XXXXXXXX