LRC 480/580: Children's Literature in the Classroom Section 7 Fall 2003 Facilitator: Judi Moreillon

Web Page Assignments: Southwest Children's Web Site Literature Review Instructions

Diana:
Abuelita's Heart by Amy Córdova
Agave Blooms Just Once by Gisela Jernigan, illustrated by E. Wesley Jernigan
Alejandro's Gift by Richard E. Albert, illustrated by Sylvia Long

Melissa:
Another Tortoise and a Different Hare by Judith Cole, illustrated by Anke Van Dun
Antelope Woman by Michael Lacapa
Arizona A to Z by Dorothy Hines Weaver, illustrated by Kay Wacker

Krista:
Baby Rattlesnake told by Te Ata, adapted by Lynn Moroney, illustrated by Mira Reisberg
The Bootmaker and the Elves by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Tom Curry
Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Petra Mathers

Telisha:
Building a Bridge by Lisa Shook Begay, illustrated by Libba Tracey
Cactus Café: A Story of the Sonoran Desert by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, illustrated by Paul Mirocha
Cactus Hotel by Brenda Guiberson, illustrated by Megan Lloyd

Gustavo:
Cactus Poems by Frank Asch, illustrated Ted Levin
Carlos and the Carnival/Carlos y la feria by Jan Romero Stevens, illustrated by Jeanne Arnold
Carlos and the Cornfield/Carlos y la milpa de maíz by Jan Romero Stevens, illustrated by Jeanne Arnold

Kelsey:
Carlos and the Skunk/Carlos y el zorrillo by Jan Romero Stevens, illustrated by Jeanne Arnold
Carlos and the Squash Plant/Carlos y la planta de calabaza by Jan Romero Stevens, illustrated by Jeanne Arnold
Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jane Manning

Jackie E.:
Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the Southwest by Gerald McDermott
Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies by Harriet Peck Taylor
Coyote Dreams by Susan Nunes, illustrated by Ronald Himler

Chelsea:
Coyote Places the Stars by Harriet Peck Taylor
Coyote Walks on Two Legs by Gerald Hausman, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
The Day It Snowed Tortillas by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Lucy Jelinek

Candace:
Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash
A Desert Scrapbook by Virginia Wright-Fierson
Desert Song by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Ed Young

Lisa:
Desert Trip by Barbara Steiner, illustrated by Ron Himler
Desert Voices by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall
Don't Call Me Pig: A Javelina Story by Conrad Storad, illustrated by Beth Neely and Dan Rantz

Jamie P.:
Gathering the Sun by Alma Flor Ada, illustrated by Simón Silva
The Goat in the Rug by Geraldine as told to Charles L. Blood and Martin Link, illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker
Grand Canyon: Exploring a Natural Wonder by Wendell Minor

Stephanie:
The Gullywasher/El chaparrón torrencial by Joyce Rossi
How Jackrabbit Got His Very Long Ears by Heather Irbinskas, illustrated Kenneth J. Spengler
How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend by Jerrie Oughton, illustrated by Lisa Desimini

Lana:
How the Sun Was Born/Como el sol nació by Third-Grade Art Students at Drexel Elementary School, Tucson, Arizona
If I Had a Tail by Karen Clemens Warrick, illustrated by Sherry Neidigh
I'm In Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall

Laura:
It Rained on the Desert Today by Ken and Debby Buchanan, illustrated by Libba Tracy
Kinaaldá: A Navajo Girl Grows Up by Monty Roessel
Less Than Half, More Than Whole by Kathleen and Michael Lacapa, illustrated by Michael Lacapa

Xiaolin:
Little Red Cowboy Hat by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Randy Cecil
Listen to the Desert/Oye al desierto by Pat Mora, illustrated by Francisco X. Mora
Lost by Paul Brett Johnson and Celeste Lewis, illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson

Jamie M:
The Magic Hummingbird by Ekkehart Malotki, illustrated by Michael Lacapa
Maya Moon/Doña luna by Marianne Mitchell, illustrated by John Martinez
Monster Birds: A Navajo Folktale retold by Vee Brown, illustrated by Shonto Begay

Michelle:
The New Engine/La maquina nueva by Carlos Encinas
The Night the Grandfathers Danced by Linda Theresa Raczek, illustrated by Katalin Olah Ehling
No Way, José! ¡De ninguna manera, José! by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Lucy Jelinek

Jen:
The Other Way to Listen by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall
Rattlesnake Dance by Jim Arnosky
Roadrunner's Dance by Rudolfo Anaya, illustrated by David Diaz

Tracy:
The Same Sun Was in the Sky by Denise Webb, illustrated by Walter Porter
Sing Down the Rain by Judi Moreillon, illustrated by Michael Chiago
Soft Child: How Rattlesnake Got Its Fangs retold by Joe Hayes, illustrated by Kay Sather

Sarah:
Songs of Shiprock Fair by Luci Tapahonso, illustrated by Anthony Chee Emerson
Sunpainters: Eclipse of the Navajo Sun by Baje Whitethorne
The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Peter Parnall

Denee:
This House is Made of Mud/Está casa está hecha de lodo by Ken Buchanan, illustrated by Libba Tracy
The Three Little Javelinas /Los tres pequeños jabalíes by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jim Harris
The Three Sedonas by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger, illustrated by Trevor Swanson

Lori:
The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jim Harris
The Unbreakable Code by Sara Hoagland Hunter, illustrated by Julia Miner
Walks in Beauty by Hazel Krantz

Kelly:
Watching Desert Wildlife by Jim Arnosky
The Goat in the Rug by Geraldine as told to Charles L. Blood and Martin Link, illustrated by Nancy Winslow Parker
Grand Canyon: Exploring a Natural Wonder by Wendell Minor

Susie:
Way Out in the Desert by T.J. Marsh and Jennifer Ward, illustrated by Kenneth J. Spengler
Way Out West Lives a Coyote Named Frank by Jillian Lund
When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Tom Bahti

Jackie W.:
Way Out in the Desert by T.J. Marsh and Jennifer Ward, illustrated by Kenneth J. Spengler
Way Out West Lives a Coyote Named Frank by Jillian Lund
When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor, illustrated by Tom Bahti

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