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by Tony Hillerman

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As readers of Tony Hillerman's detective novels know, he is a skilled interpreter of southwestern Indian cultures. In this book, first published in 1972, he recounts a Zuni myth first recorded a century ago by the anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing. Hillerman's version of the story, written to be read by children ten years old and up, will have equal appeal for adults with an interest in Native American culture.

"In our society," Hillerman explains, "this would be called a 'Bible story.' Like stories based on the Old Testament, this narrative is intended to teach both the history and morality of a people." It tells the consequences of a drought in which Zuni crops were ruined and the tribe was forced to accept charity from neighboring Hopis.

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A Zuni myth first recorded a century ago.

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  • Title The Boy Who Made Dragonfly: A Zuni Myth
  • Author Tony Hillerman
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Later Printing
  • Pages 81
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Unm Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1993-01-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780826309105 / 0826309100
  • Weight 0.28 lbs (0.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.44 x 0.26 in (20.57 x 13.82 x 0.66 cm)
  • Age range 09 to 11 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 6
  • Reading level 1090
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
    • Geographic Orientation: New Mexico
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Indians of North America - New Mexico, Zuni Indians
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 86006996
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.208

About the author

Tony Hillerman (1925-2008) was an award-winning author and newspaperman, best known for his eighteen mystery novels set on the Navajo Nation.
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