Meet Kaya : an American girl

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Title:

Meet Kaya : an American girl

Author:

Shaw, Janet Beeler, 1937- author.

Farnsworth, Bill, illustrator.

McAliley, Susan, illustrator.

Series:

American girls collection.

Summary:

In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Perce Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical notes on the Nez Perce Indians.

General Note:

At head of title: 1764.

Physical Description:

70 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject Term:

Pride and vanity -- Juvenile fiction.

Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction.

Horses -- Juvenile fiction.

Nez Percé Indians -- Juvenile fiction.

Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

Northwest, Pacific -- Juvenile fiction

Author(s):

Farnsworth, Bill,

McAliley, Susan,

Publisher:

Pleasant Company,

Publication Date:

2002

ISBN:

9781584854241

9781584854234

Publication Information:

Middleton, WI : Pleasant Company, 2002.

Call Number:

J AMERICA KAYA

Holds: Copies:

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Kaya dreams of racing her beautiful mare Steps High, but her father warns her that Steps High isn't ready. A pesky boy challenges her anyway, and Kaya enters into the race of her life. Illustrations."

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The American Girls Collection welcomes a new character: Kaya, a member of the Nez Perce tribe. Billed as the "first" American Girl, Kaya's story takes place in 1764, before European-Americans made their way to the Pacific Northwest. The series, written in consultation with the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee, includes six titles by Janet Shaw, illus. by Bill Farnsworth. The first, Meet Kaya, introduces Kaya as she and her horse take part in a dangerous bareback race and she leaves her twin brothers unattended. The boys wander off, and Kaya faces punishment by her people. Kaya's Escape!; Kaya's Hero; Kaya and Lone Dog; Kaya Shows the Way; and Changes for Kaya will be released simultaneously. Each contains a "Looking Back" section, with photographs, that provides historical details about the Nez Perce tribe. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Kaya's Family and Friends
Chapter 1 Let's Race!	p. 1
Chapter 2 Switchings!	p. 17
Chapter 3 Courtship Dance	p. 37
Chapter 4 Rescued from the River	p. 52
Looking Back	p. 61
Glossary of Nez Perce Words	p. 70

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