Zíiniyah : haitéego naadáá shónáozte = Zinnia : how the corn was saved
Zinnia : how the corn was saved
/ written by Patricia Hruby Powell ; illustrated by Kendrick Benally ; Navajo by Peter A. Thomas.
- 1st ed.
- Flagstaff, Ariz. : Salina Bookshelf , c2003.
- 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
A retelling of the Indian legend which explains why the Navajo always plant a scattering of zinnia flowers among their food crops and respect every spider.
In English and Navajo.
978-1-893354-38-8, 1-893354-38-5 (alk. paper)
2003017241
Navajo Indians----Folklore Spiders----Folklore Zinnia----Folklore Corn----Folklore Indians of North America----Southwest New----Folklore Folklore----Southwest New Navajo language materials----Bilingual