Turkey and Giant = Tazjoo Doo Ye'iilbahi

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Annotation: In this Navajo folktale, Turkey is captured by Gray Giant and carried to the top of a high cliff. Though Turkey cries with grief, Gray Giant cruelly commands Turkey to gather wood to build the fire he will cook her on. Turkey has no chance of escape ... unless the horned toad she meets truly does know the one thing Gray Giant fears.

Genre: [Foreign languages] [Fairy tales]

Reviews: 0

Catalog Number: #321476

Format: Publisher's Hardcover

Publisher: Salina Bookshelf

Edition Date: 2003 Release Date: 10/01/96

Illustrator: Clinton, Verna,

Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)

ISBN: 0-9644189-4-0

ISBN 13: 978-0-9644189-4-3

Dewey: 497

LCCN: 96041445

Dimensions: 23 x 31 cm

Subject Heading:
Navajo Indians. Folklore.
Navajo language. Texts. Juvenile literature.
Navajo Indians. Folklore.
Indians of North America. Southwest, New. Folklore.
Folklore. Southwest, New.
Horned toads. Folklore.
Turkeys. Folklore.
Navajo language materials. Bilingual.

Language: Navajo; Navaho

Bilingual: Yes

Reading Level: 2.0

Interest Level: K-3

In this Navajo folktale, Turkey is captured by Gray Giant and carried to the top of a high cliff. Though Turkey cries with grief, Gray Giant cruelly commands Turkey to gather wood to build the fire he will cook her on. Turkey has no chance of escape ... unless the horned toad she meets truly does know the one thing Gray Giant fears.

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