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Sing Down the Moon

ISBN: 0440979757

Title: Sing Down the Moon

Author: Scott O'Dell

KDL Description:

In the 1860’s, Bright Morning, Running Bird, and their Navajo kinsmen are forced to abandon their homes after Spanish soldiers destroy their crops.
Lexile Level: 820
Guided Reading Level: T

Amazon Description:

The Spanish slavers were an ever-present threat to the Navaho way of life. One lovely spring day, fourteen-year-old Bright Morning and her friend Running Bird took their sheep to pasture. The sky was clear blue against the red buttes of the Canyon de Chelly, and the fields and orchards of the Navahos promised a rich harvest. Bright Morning was happy as she gazed across the beautiful valley that was the home of her tribe. She turned when Black Dog barked, and it was then that she saw the Spanish slavers riding straight toward her.